The Canton of Le Châtelet 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

An area of lakes, rivers and farming in the southwestern 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 Le Châtelet

Le Châtelet

Le Châtelet is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.- Geography :A farming area comprising a small town and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D 951, D 3 and the D 65...

. The altitude varies from 165m at Ids-Saint-Roch

Ids-Saint-Roch

Ids-Saint-Roch is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Arnon river some south of Bourges at the junction of the D144, D70 and the D69 roads.-Population:-External links:*...

 to 276m at Le Châtelet, with an average altitude of 215m.

Composition

The Canton of Le Châtelet comprises 7 communes and a total of 2,610 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Ardenais

Ardenais

Ardenais is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the left bank of the river Arnon, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D38 with the D951 road.-Population:-Places of...

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| Le Châtelet

Le Châtelet

Le Châtelet is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.- Geography :A farming area comprising a small town and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D 951, D 3 and the D 65...

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| Ids-Saint-Roch

Ids-Saint-Roch

Ids-Saint-Roch is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Arnon river some south of Bourges at the junction of the D144, D70 and the D69 roads.-Population:-External links:*...

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| Maisonnais

Maisonnais

Maisonnais 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 river Sinaise some south of Bourges, on the D65 road and at the junction of the D70 and the D951 roads...

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| Morlac

Morlac

Morlac 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 few hamlets, situated some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D3 with the D925, D70 and D220 roads. The river Arnon flows through the southern...

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| Rezay

Rezay

Rezay 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 Sinaise, some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D80 with the D194 road...

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| Saint-Pierre-les-Bois

Saint-Pierre-les-Bois

Saint-Pierre-les-Bois 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 small river Portefeuille, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D69 with the D3 road...

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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 Le Châtelet on the Insee website