Canton of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois

The Canton of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes9
SeatLa Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Area
  Total479.09 km2 (184.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total13,682
  Density29/km2 (80/sq mi)
INSEE code18 10

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the valley of the Aubois river, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 9 to 22 communes:[1]

Population

Historical population of Canton of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population8,3209,0358,8458,5508,5148,665
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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