Canton of Lignières

Canton of Lignières
French canton
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Seat Lignières
Communes 9
Government
  Representative Janine Bernadet
2008-2011
Area¹
  Total 262.41 km2 (101.32 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 4,287
  Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Cantonal code 18 18
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Lignières is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes, which joined the canton of Châteaumeillant in 2015.[1]

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the valley of the Arnon river, in the western part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Lignières. The altitude varies from 137m at Chezal-Benoît to 268m at Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières, with an average altitude of 175m.

Composition

The Canton of Lignières comprised 9 communes and a total of 4,287 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
La Celle-Condé 180 18160 18043
Chezal-Benoît 977 18160 18065
Ineuil 248 18160 18114
Lignières 1588 18160 18127
Montlouis 120 18160 18152
Saint-Baudel 248 18160 18199
Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières 523 18160 18216
Touchay 297 18160 18266
Villecelin 106 18160 18283

Population

Historical population of Canton of Lignières
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008
Population5,5385,8715,4085,0514,5794,287{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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Coordinates: 46°47′38″N 2°11′7″E / 46.79389°N 2.18528°E