Country France Department Cher Seat Vailly-sur-Sauldre Commune 11 | Region Centre Arrondissement Bourges Communes 11 | |
The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre 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 Sancerre in 2015.
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Geography
A farming area in the valley of the river Loire, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Vailly-sur-Sauldre. The altitude varies from 175m at Concressault to 374m at Le Noyer, with an average altitude of 274m.
Composition
The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre comprised 11 communes and a total of 3,498 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA