The Canton of Sancoins 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...

.

Geography

An area of 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...

 and farming in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

The arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cher département, in the Centre région. It has 11 cantons and 116 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond are:...

 centred on the town of Sancoins

Sancoins

Sancoins is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of farming and associated light industry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the river Aubois and the canal de Berry, some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of...

. The altitude varies from 173m at Neuvy-le-Barrois

Neuvy-le-Barrois

Neuvy-le-Barrois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams, forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Allier, some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D41 with the...

 to 268m at Chaumont

Chaumont, Cher

Chaumont is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D91 and the D34 roads.-Population:...

, with an average altitude of 209m.

Composition

The Canton of Sancoins comprises 11 communes and a total of 5,744 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Augy-sur-Aubois

Augy-sur-Aubois

Augy-sur-Aubois 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 both the river Aubois and the disused Canal de Berry some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D34 with the D941...

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| Chaumont

Chaumont, Cher

Chaumont is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D91 and the D34 roads.-Population:...

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| Givardon

Givardon

Givardon 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 small Sagonin river some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D76 and the D34 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:*...

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| Grossouvre

Grossouvre

Grossouvre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A village of farming, forestry and a little light industry situated by the banks of both the Aubois river and the canal de Berry some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D76, D78 and the D920...

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| Mornay-sur-Allier

Mornay-sur-Allier

Mornay-Sur-Allier is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Allier, some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D45 and the...

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| Neuilly-en-Dun

Neuilly-en-Dun

Neuilly-en-Dun 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 several hamlets situated by the banks of the Auron and Sagonin rivers and the canal de Berry, some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of...

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| Neuvy-le-Barrois

Neuvy-le-Barrois

Neuvy-le-Barrois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams, forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Allier, some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D41 with the...

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| Sagonne

Sagonne

Sagonne is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:Sagonne is farming village situated by the banks of the small river Sagonin, some 37 km southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D76 with the D109 and D2076 roads....

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| Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers

Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers

Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A very small farming village situated some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D91 with the D951 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

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| Sancoins

Sancoins

Sancoins is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of farming and associated light industry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the river Aubois and the canal de Berry, some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of...

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| Vereaux

Vereaux

Vereaux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the small river Fausse, some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D43 and the D42 road....

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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 Sancoins on the Insee website