Saulzais-le-Potier
Former canton
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
  Density13/km2 (30/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 of Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4,0614,5673,8823,6263,4713,376
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

46°35′59″N 2°29′48″E / 46.59972°N 2.49667°E / 46.59972; 2.49667

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