Canton of Argent-sur-Sauldre

Canton of Argent-sur-Sauldre
French canton
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Seat	Argent-sur-Sauldre
Communes	4
Government
• Representative	Thierry de Montbel 2004-2010
Area¹
• Total	298.11 km^2 (115.10 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	5,228
• Density	18/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Cantonal code	18 02
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

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, which joined the canton of Aubigny-sur-Nère in 2015.^[1]

Composition

The Canton of Argent-sur-Sauldre comprised 4 communes and a total of 5,228 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Argent-sur-Sauldre	2502	18410	18011
Blancafort	995	18410	18030
Brinon-sur-Sauldre	1089	18410	18037
Clémont	642	18410	18067

Population

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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	5,330	5,623	5,631	5,606	5,254	5,228
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

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

Notes

• ’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 13th 2009.’’

References

1. Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

External links

• The canton of Argent-sur-Sauldre on the Insee website (French)

Coordinates: 47°33′27″N 2°26′37″E / 47.55750°N 2.44361°E