The Canton of Saint-Sever-Calvados (French: Le canton de Saint-Sever-Calvados) is a French

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...

 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...

. The canton is located in the département of Calvados

Calvados

The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...

 in the region

Régions of France

France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

 of Basse-Normandie

Basse-Normandie

Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...

. The canton forms part of the Arrondissement

Arrondissement

Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...

 of Vire

Vire

Vire is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.- History :In 1123, Henri I Beauclerc, King of England and Duke of Normandy, had a redoubt constructed on a rocky hill top, which was surrounded by the Vire river...

. The chief commune in the Canton is Saint-Sever-Calvados

Saint-Sever-Calvados

Saint-Sever-Calvados is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

 and the general counciller is Yves Rondel (2008 - 2014)

Geography

The altitude varies from 39 m (Pont-Farcy

Pont-Farcy

Pont-Farcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-History:Pont Farcy has its origins in Gallo-Roman times: the town has always been an important crossing place due to its bridge over the River Vire. It was also passed through by the Norman Dukes...

) to 351 m (Le Gast

Le Gast

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) the average altitude is 186 m

Communes

The Canton contains 18 Communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 and has a population of 7,018.

• Beaumesnil
  Beaumesnil, Calvados
  Beaumesnil is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Geography:The village is centred on a staggered crossroads between the D52 which heads to Pont-Farcy to the north and Vire to the south and the D81 which leads to Le Beny-Bocage to the north...
  
  
• Campagnolles
  Campagnolles
  Campagnolles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...
  
  
• Champ-du-Boult
  Champ-du-Boult
  Champ-du-Boult is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Commune website: -Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Courson
  Courson
  Courson is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...
  
  
• Fontenermont
• Le Gast
  Le Gast
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• Landelles-et-Coupigny
  Landelles-et-Coupigny
  Landelles-et-Coupigny is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Le Mesnil-Benoist
  Le Mesnil-Benoist
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• Le Mesnil-Caussois
  Le Mesnil-Caussois
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• Mesnil-Clinchamps
  Mesnil-Clinchamps
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• Le Mesnil-Robert
  Le Mesnil-Robert
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• Pont-Bellanger
  Pont-Bellanger
  -References:*...
  
  
• Pont-Farcy
  Pont-Farcy
  Pont-Farcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-History:Pont Farcy has its origins in Gallo-Roman times: the town has always been an important crossing place due to its bridge over the River Vire. It was also passed through by the Norman Dukes...
  
  
• Saint-Aubin-des-Bois
  Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, Calvados
  Saint-Aubin-des-Bois is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Events:Saint-Aubin-des-Bois hosts an annual event each August, attracting over 1500 visitors, with demonstrations of traditional countryside skills, machinery , vehicles...
  
  
• Saint-Manvieu-Bocage
  Saint-Manvieu-Bocage
  Saint-Manvieu-Bocage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
  Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
  Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a French commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.The name roughly translates to Saint Mary beyond the Water.-History:...
  
  
• Saint-Sever-Calvados
  Saint-Sever-Calvados
  Saint-Sever-Calvados is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Sept-Frères
  Sept-Frères
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Populations range from 1,325 in Saint-Sever-Calvados

Saint-Sever-Calvados

Saint-Sever-Calvados is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

 to 45 at Le Mesnil-Benoist

Le Mesnil-Benoist

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