Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre

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,^[1] which joined the canton of Sancerre in 2015.^[2] It had 3,409 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Area	241.27 km^2 (93.15 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	3,409
• Density	14/km^2 (40/sq mi)

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.

The canton comprised 11 communes:^[1]

• Assigny
• Barlieu
• Concressault
• Dampierre-en-Crot
• Jars
• Le Noyer
• Subligny
• Sury-ès-Bois
• Thou
• Vailly-sur-Sauldre
• Villegenon

Population

Historical population of Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4,064	4,628	4,067	3,880	3,763	3,498
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

References

1. Populations légales 2012: 18 Cher, INSEE
2. Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

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