The Canton of Saint-Doulchard 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 suburban area of farming and light industry

Light industry

Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...

 in the northwest of 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 Saint-Doulchard

Saint-Doulchard

Saint-Doulchard is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-History:In Roman times, it was named Ampeliacum, which literally means "the vineyard hillsides", where they grew grapes....

. The altitude varies from 113m at Marmagne

Marmagne, Cher

Marmagne is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a large village and several small hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre river and the canal de Berry, some west of Bourges at the junction of the D160, D214 and the D107 roads...

 to 167m at Saint-Doulchard, with an average altitude of 135m.

Composition

The Canton of Saint-Doulchard comprises 3 communes and a total of 14,152 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small town of farming and light industry situated some southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D16 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s...

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| Marmagne

Marmagne, Cher

Marmagne is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a large village and several small hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre river and the canal de Berry, some west of Bourges at the junction of the D160, D214 and the D107 roads...

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| Saint-Doulchard

Saint-Doulchard

Saint-Doulchard is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-History:In Roman times, it was named Ampeliacum, which literally means "the vineyard hillsides", where they grew grapes....

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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 Saint-Doulchard on the Insee website