The Canton of Sancoins 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, which joined the canton of Dun-sur-Auron in 2015.Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher It had 5,508 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 18 Cher, INSEE
Geography An area of forestry and farming in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Sancoins. The altitude varies from 173m at Neuvy-le-Barrois to 268m at Chaumont, with an average altitude of 209m.
The canton comprised 11 communes:
Augy-sur-Aubois Chaumont Givardon Grossouvre Mornay-sur-Allier Neuilly-en-Dun Neuvy-le-Barrois Sagonne Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers Sancoins Vereaux
Population
See also Arrondissements of the Cher department Cantons of the Cher department Communes of the Cher department
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