The Canton of Saint-Martin-d’Auxigny 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 winegrowing, 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...

 in the northern part 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-Martin-d'Auxigny

Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny

Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a large village and several hamlets situated some north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D56 and the D68...

. The altitude varies from 133m at Fussy

Fussy

Fussy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large village of farming and a little light industry situated immediately to the north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D11 road....

 to 312m at Menetou-Salon

Menetou-Salon

Menetou-Salon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France. Inhabitants of the area are known as Monestrosaloniens.-Geography:The commune is located 16 kilometres North of Bourges on the RD11....

, with an average altitude of 183m.

Composition

The Canton of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny comprises 11 communes and a total of 12,093 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Allogny

Allogny

Allogny is a commune in the Cher department of the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Bourges, at the junction of the D944 with the D56 and D20 roads....

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| Fussy

Fussy

Fussy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large village of farming and a little light industry situated immediately to the north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D11 road....

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| Menetou-Salon

Menetou-Salon

Menetou-Salon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France. Inhabitants of the area are known as Monestrosaloniens.-Geography:The commune is located 16 kilometres North of Bourges on the RD11....

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| Pigny

Pigny

Pigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D11 and the D131 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

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| Quantilly

Quantilly

Quantilly is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of vineyards, forestry and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated some north of Bourges, at the junction of the D16, D208 and the D59 roads...

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| Saint-Éloy-de-Gy

Saint-Éloy-de-Gy

Saint-Éloy-de-Gy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising two village and several hamlets situated some northwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D944 with the D160 and the D68 roads.-Population:-Places of...

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| Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon

Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon

Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon 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 by the banks of the river Moulon some north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D131 and the D56...

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| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny

Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny

Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a large village and several hamlets situated some north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D56 and the D68...

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| Saint-Palais

Saint-Palais, Cher

Saint-Palais 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 a hamlet situated some north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D116 and the D170 roads....

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| Vasselay

Vasselay

Vasselay 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 immediately to the north of Bourges on the D58 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

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| Vignoux-sous-les-Aix

Vignoux-sous-les-Aix

Vignoux-sous-les-Aix is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A winegrowing and farming village situated some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D186 with the D11 and the D56 roads.-Population:...

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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-Martin-d'Auxigny on the Insee website