Canton of Sancoins

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,[1] which joined the canton of Dun-sur-Auron in 2015.[2]

Sancoins
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Sancoins
Area
• Total	269.56 km^2 (104.08 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	5,508
• Density	20/km^2 (50/sq mi)

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 5,508 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

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)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	6,291	6,544	6,253	6,171	5,878	5,744
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Cher
• Arrondissements of the Cher department
• Cantons of the Cher department
• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
2. Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

Notes

• ’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 13th 2009.’’