Canton of Argent-sur-Sauldre

Argent-sur-Sauldre
Former canton
Interactive map of Argent-sur-Sauldre
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes4
Disbanded2015
SeatArgent-sur-Sauldre
Area
298.11 km2 (115.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,018
 • Density16.83/km2 (43.60/sq mi)

The Canton of Argent-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 4 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Aubigny-sur-Nère in 2015.[2] It had 5,018 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Composition

The canton comprised 4 communes:[1]

Population

Historical population Canton of Argent-sur-Sauldre
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Pop.5,3305,6235,6315,6065,2545,228
±%—    +5.5%+0.1%−0.4%−6.3%−0.5%
From the year 1962 on: No double counting – residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.
Source: INSEE

See also

References

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