Canton of Levet

The Canton of Levet 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 13 communes,[1] which joined the new canton of Trouy in 2015.[2]

Levet
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes13
Disbanded2015
SeatLevet
Area
 • Total247.71 km2 (95.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total10,922
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Levet. The altitude varies from 122m at Saint-Caprais to 184m at Vorly, with an average altitude of 170m.

Composition

The Canton of Levet comprised 13 communes and a total of 10,922 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Annoix2631834018006
Arçay3771834018008
Lapan1421834018122
Levet1,2691834018126
Lissay-Lochy1901834018129
Plaimpied-Givaudins1,6431834018180
Saint-Caprais4911840018201
Saint-Just5581834018218
Sainte-Lunaise231834018222
Senneçay3451834018248
Soye-en-Septaine5631834018254
Trouy2,9781857018267
Vorly2491834018288

Population
Historical population of Canton of Levet
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4,7765,1986,6637,9768,6869,091
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

Notes

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