Country France Department Cher Seat Sancoins Commune 11 | Region Centre Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond Communes 11 | |
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.
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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).
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Canton of Sancoins Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA