The Canton of Henrichemont 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 and forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

 area in the arrondissement of Bourges

Arrondissement of Bourges

The arrondissement of Bourges is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cher département, in the Centre région. It has 16 cantons and 131 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Bourges are:# Les Aix-d'Angillon# Baugy...

. centred on the town of Henrichemont

Henrichemont

Henrichemont, formerly known as Boisbelle, is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France. The village was created and named in honour of Henri IV in 1609 by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully to be the capital of the principality of Boisbelle and possibly a refuge for the...

. The altitude varies from 191m at Montigny

Montigny

Montigny is the name or part of the name of several communes in northern France:*Montigny, in the Calvados *Montigny, in the Cher *Montigny, in the Loiret *Montigny, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle *Montigny, in the Sarthe ...

 to 428m at Humbligny

Humbligny

Humbligny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955 and the D44 roads...

, with an average altitude of 290m.

Composition

The Canton of Henrichemont comprises 7 communes and a total of 3,411 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Achères

Achères, Cher

Achères is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated some north of Bourges, near the junction of the D20 and the D940 roads.-Population:-External links:**...

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| La Chapelotte

La Chapelotte

La Chapelotte is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Vernon, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D7, D11 and the D231 roads.-Population:...

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| Henrichemont

Henrichemont

Henrichemont, formerly known as Boisbelle, is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France. The village was created and named in honour of Henri IV in 1609 by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully to be the capital of the principality of Boisbelle and possibly a refuge for the...

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| Humbligny

Humbligny

Humbligny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955 and the D44 roads...

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| Montigny

Montigny

Montigny is the name or part of the name of several communes in northern France:*Montigny, in the Calvados *Montigny, in the Cher *Montigny, in the Loiret *Montigny, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle *Montigny, in the Sarthe ...

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| Neuilly-en-Sancerre

Neuilly-en-Sancerre

Neuilly-en-Sancerre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated by the banks of the Sauldre river some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D22 with the D74 and D196...

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| Neuvy-Deux-Clochers

Neuvy-Deux-Clochers

Neuvy-Deux-Clochers is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D49 with the D74 and D196 roads....

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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 Henrichemont on the Insee website