The Canton of Châteaumeillant is a canton

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Geography

A farming area in the southern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

The arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cher département, in the Centre région. It has 11 cantons and 116 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond are:...

 centred on the town of Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Sinaise, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D943 with the D3...

. The altitude varies from 192m at Beddes

Beddes

Beddes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the tiny river Charasse, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D70 with the D128 roads...

 to 502m at Préveranges

Préveranges

Préveranges is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large farming area comprising the village and many hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Joyeuse, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to...

, with an average altitude of 332m.

Composition

The Canton of Châteaumeillant comprises 11 communes and a total of 5,523 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Beddes

Beddes

Beddes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the tiny river Charasse, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D70 with the D128 roads...

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| Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Sinaise, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D943 with the D3...

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| Culan

Culan

Culan is a commune in the Cher département in the Centre region of France.It is best-known for its 12th-15th century medieval castle, the Château de Culan, one of the oldest castles still occupied in the world...

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| Préveranges

Préveranges

Préveranges is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large farming area comprising the village and many hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Joyeuse, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to...

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| Reigny

Reigny

Reigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D38 with the D62 and D997 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:* The...

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| Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry

Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry

Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the mountain Arnon, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D24 and the...

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| Saint-Jeanvrin

Saint-Jeanvrin

Saint-Jeanvrin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some south of Bourges near the junction of the D3 with the D128 road...

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| Saint-Maur

Saint-Maur, Cher

Saint-Maur is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D62 with the D65 and the D127...

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| Saint-Priest-la-Marche

Saint-Priest-la-Marche

Saint-Priest-la-Marche is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Indre River, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D203 with the D3e road...

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| Saint-Saturnin

Saint-Saturnin, Cher

Saint-Saturnin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Cotet, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D3 with the D111 and the...

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| Sidiailles

Sidiailles

Sidiailles is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon and Joyeuse, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D997 with the D111 and D237...

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See also

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

External links

• The canton of Châteaumeillant on the Insee website