Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond

The Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the valley of the Cher River and in the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond. The altitude varies from 137m at Bruère-Allichamps to 312m at Saint-Amand-Montrond, with an average altitude of 177m.

The Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond comprises the following 13 communes[1] and a total of 15,231 inhabitants (2017, without double counting).[2]

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Bouzais	254	18200	18034
Bruère-Allichamps	573	18200	18038
La Celle	328	18200	18042
Colombiers	356	18200	18069
Drevant	610	18200	18086
Farges-Allichamps	214	18200	18091
La Groutte	103	18200	18107
Marçais	324	18170	18136
Meillant	792	18200	18142
Nozières	231	18200	18169
Orcenais	288	18200	18171
Orval	1,997	18200	18172
Saint-Amand-Montrond	11,447	18200	18197

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	15,680	16,809	17,805	18,111	17,919	17,517
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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