The Canton of Sancerre 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 farming and winegrowing in the valley of the river Loire

Loire

Loire is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.-History:Loire was created in 1793 when after just 3½ years the young Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two. This was a response to counter-Revolutionary activities in Lyon...

, in the northeastern 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 Sancerre

Sancerre

Sancerre is a medieval hilltop town , commune and canton in the Cher department of central France overlooking the Loire River. It is noted for its wine.-History:...

. The altitude varies from 139m at Bannay

Bannay, Cher

Bannay 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 by the banks of the river Loire, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D86 with the D955 road.-Population:-Places of...

 to 392m at Sens-Beaujeu

Sens-Beaujeu

Sens-Beaujeu is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Sauldre river valley some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D7 with the D74 and the D196 roads.-Population:-Places...

, with an average altitude of 219m.

Composition

The Canton of Sancerre comprises 18 communes and a total of 9,800 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Bannay

Bannay, Cher

Bannay 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 by the banks of the river Loire, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D86 with the D955 road.-Population:-Places of...

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| Bué

Bué

Bué 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 D85 with the D955 and D923 roads. It is one of only a few communes allowed to produce Sancerre wines.-Population:-Places of...

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| Couargues

Couargues

Couargues is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising five hamlets situated between the banks of the Loire River and the canal lateral a la Loire, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D59 with the D206 and D259...

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| Crézancy-en-Sancerre

Crézancy-en-Sancerre

Crézancy-en-Sancerre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming and winegrowing village situated some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D22 with the D86 roads...

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| Feux

Feux

Feux 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 Benelle river, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D52 and the D210 roads...

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| Gardefort

Gardefort

Gardefort is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D172 and the D10 roads.-Population:...

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| Jalognes

Jalognes

Jalognes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area, comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the river Bennelle, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D49 and the D52 roads...

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| Menetou-Râtel

Menetou-Râtel

Menetou-Râtel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A winegrowing and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D85, D86 and the D923 roads...

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| Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A winegrowing and farming village situated by the banks of the rivers Vauvise and Loire and the Loire lateral canal, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D9 with the D920 and the D307...

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| Saint-Bouize

Saint-Bouize

Saint-Bouize is a commune in the Cher department in central France.-Population:-Sights:* Chateau Lagrange-Montalivet, 1590.* Church St. Baudel : Built in four stages, ... The base is a Romanesque church Berry "pure", consisting of two rectangles built in the twelfth century...

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| Saint-Satur

Saint-Satur

Saint-Satur is a commune in the Cher department in central France.It is a medieval town near the Loire River in the former province of Berry.-History:...

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| Sancerre

Sancerre

Sancerre is a medieval hilltop town , commune and canton in the Cher department of central France overlooking the Loire River. It is noted for its wine.-History:...

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| Sens-Beaujeu

Sens-Beaujeu

Sens-Beaujeu is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Sauldre river valley some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D7 with the D74 and the D196 roads.-Population:-Places...

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| Sury-en-Vaux

Sury-en-Vaux

Sury-en-Vaux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of vineyards and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Belaine, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D86 with the D57 and D54 roads...

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| Thauvenay

Thauvenay

Thauvenay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A winegrowing and farming village situated by the banks of both the river Vauvise and the Loire lateral canal, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D920 with the D206, D202 and the D159 roads. The...

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| Veaugues

Veaugues

Veaugues is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of winegrowing, forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small Planche-Goddard river, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D86 with the...

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| Verdigny

Verdigny

Verdigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of winegrowing and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D134 with the D134e road. The commune is one of 14 that grow grapes...

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| Vinon

Vinon

Vinon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of winegrowing and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Planche-Godard river, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D85 and D59 roads...

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See also

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

External links

• Website about the canton of Sancerre
• The canton of Sancerre on the Insee website