The Canton of Mehun-sur-Yèvre 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 valley of the river Yèvre

Yèvre

The Yèvre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Gron, east of Bourges. The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Baugy, Avord, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Vierzon.The...

, in the southeastern part of the arrondissement of Vierzon

Arrondissement of Vierzon

The arrondissement of Vierzon is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cher département, in the Centre région. It has 8 cantons and 43 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Vierzon are:# Argent-sur-Sauldre# Aubigny-sur-Nère...

, centred on the town of Mehun-sur-Yèvre

Mehun-sur-Yèvre

Mehun-sur-Yèvre is a commune in the Cher department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

. The altitude varies from 97m at Foëcy

Foëcy

Foëcy 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 two hamlets, situated in the valleys of both the river Yèvre and the Cher, some southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D60 and the D30 roads...

 to 162m at Berry-Bouy

Berry-Bouy

Berry-Bouy 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 in the Yèvre river valley, some northwest of Bourges at the junction of the D160 with the N76 and the D60...

, with an average altitude of 125m.

Composition

The Canton of Mehun-sur-Yèvre comprises 5 communes and a total of 11,345 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Allouis

Allouis

Allouis is a commune in the Cher department of the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Yèvre, some northwest of Bourges at the junction of the D20, D79 and the D122...

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| Berry-Bouy

Berry-Bouy

Berry-Bouy 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 in the Yèvre river valley, some northwest of Bourges at the junction of the D160 with the N76 and the D60...

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| Foëcy

Foëcy

Foëcy 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 two hamlets, situated in the valleys of both the river Yèvre and the Cher, some southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D60 and the D30 roads...

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| Mehun-sur-Yèvre

Mehun-sur-Yèvre

Mehun-sur-Yèvre is a commune in the Cher department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Sainte-Thorette

Sainte-Thorette

Sainte-Thorette is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A valley area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the river Cher, some west of Bourges at the junction of the D35, D27 and the D23...

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See also

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

External links

• The canton of Mehun-sur-Yèvre on the Insee website