Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Chef-lieu Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Communes 11
Government
 • Representative Pierre Rabineau
2004-2010
Area¹
 • Total 241.27 km2 (93.2 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 3,498
 • Density 14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi)
Cantonal code 18 28
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France.

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Geography

A farming area in the valley of the river Loire, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Vailly-sur-Sauldre. The altitude varies from 175m at Concressault to 374m at Le Noyer, with an average altitude of 274m.

Composition

The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre comprises 11 communes and a total of 3,498 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Assigny 167 18260 18014
Barlieu 363 18260 18022
Concressault 214 18260 18070
Dampierre-en-Crot 239 18260 18084
Jars 505 18260 18117
Le Noyer 266 18260 18168
Subligny 303 18260 18256
Sury-ès-Bois 315 18260 18259
Thou 75 18260 18264
Vailly-sur-Sauldre 806 18260 18269
Villegenon 245 18260 18284

Population

Historical population of Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
(Source : INSEE)
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008
Population 4,064 4,628 4,067 3,880 3,763 3,498 {{{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.

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