Canton of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny

Canton of Saint-Martin-d’Auxigny
— French canton —
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Chef-lieu	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Communes	11
Government
• Representative	Alain Rafesthain 2008-2014
Area¹
• Total	245.02 km² (94.6 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	12,093
• Density	49.4/km² (127.8/sq mi)
Cantonal code	18 23
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Saint-Martin-d’Auxigny is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry in the northern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny. The altitude varies from 133m at Fussy to 312m at Menetou-Salon, with an average altitude of 183m.

The Canton of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny comprises 11 communes and a total of 12,093 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Allogny	896	18110	18004
Fussy	1 951	18110	18097
Menetou-Salon	1 661	18510	18145
Pigny	715	18110	18179
Quantilly	442	18110	18189
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy	1 382	18110	18206
Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon	667	18110	18211
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny	2 018	18110	18223
Saint-Palais	609	18110	18229
Vasselay	1 095	18110	18271
Vignoux-sous-les-Aix	657	18110	18280

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
(Source : INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	7,120	7,650	8,154	9,987	11,726	12,093	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 11th 2009.’’

Cantons of the Cher department