Canton of Sancergues

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. It had 7,530 inhabitants (2012).

Sancergues
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	18
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Sancergues
Area	352.84 km2 (136.23 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	7,530
• Density	21/km2 (50/sq mi)

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.

The canton comprised 18 communes:

• Argenvières
• Beffes
• La Chapelle-Montlinard
• Charentonnay
• Chaumoux-Marcilly
• Couy
• Étréchy
• Garigny
• Groises
• Herry
• Jussy-le-Chaudrier
• Lugny-Champagne
• Marseilles-lès-Aubigny
• Précy
• Saint-Léger-le-Petit
• Saint-Martin-des-Champs
• Sancergues
• Sévry

Population

Historical population of Canton of Sancergues
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	8,143	8,834	8,172	7,702	7,492	7,340
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

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