Country France Department Cher Seat Sancergues Commune 18 | Region Centre Arrondissement Bourges Communes 18 | |
The Canton of Sancergues 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 18 communes, which joined the new canton of Avord in 2015.
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Geography
An area of farming and forestry in the valley of the river Loire, in the eastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Sancergues. The altitude varies from 147m at Herry to 269m at Chaumoux-Marcilly, with an average altitude of 182m.
Composition
The Canton of Sancergues comprised 18 communes and a total of 7,340 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Canton of Sancergues Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA