Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier

Saulzais-le-Potier
Former canton
Interactive map of Saulzais-le-Potier
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes11
Disbanded2015
SeatSaulzais-le-Potier
Area
276.41 km2 (106.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
3,526
 • Density12.76/km2 (33.04/sq mi)

The Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier 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,[1] which joined the canton of Châteaumeillant in 2015.[2] It had 3,526 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the southern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Saulzais-le-Potier. The altitude varies from 152m at Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux to 367m at Vesdun, with an average altitude of 228m.

The canton comprised 11 communes:[1]

Population

Historical population Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Pop.4,0614,5673,8823,6263,4713,376
±%—    +12.5%−15.0%−6.6%−4.3%−2.7%
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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