Canton of Sancoins

Canton of Sancoins
French canton
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Seat Sancoins
Communes 11
Government
  Representative Paul Bernard
2004-2010
Area¹
  Total 269.56 km2 (104.08 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 5,744
  Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Cantonal code 18 26
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Sancoins is a former 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 11 communes, which joined the canton of Dun-sur-Auron in 2015.[1]

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Sancoins. The altitude varies from 173m at Neuvy-le-Barrois to 268m at Chaumont, with an average altitude of 209m.

Composition

The Canton of Sancoins comprised 11 communes and a total of 5,744 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Augy-sur-Aubois 294 18600 18017
Chaumont 49 18350 18060
Givardon 291 18600 18102
Grossouvre 238 18600 18106
Mornay-sur-Allier 440 18600 18155
Neuilly-en-Dun 258 18600 18161
Neuvy-le-Barrois 153 18600 18164
Sagonne 221 18600 18195
Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers 79 18600 18196
Sancoins 3562 18600 18242
Vereaux 159 18600 18275

Population

Historical population of Canton of Sancoins
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008
Population6,2916,5446,2536,1715,8785,744{{{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°49′58″N 2°55′11″E / 46.83278°N 2.91972°E