The Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier 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 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 southern 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 Saulzais-le-Potier

Saulzais-le-Potier

Saulzais-le-Potier is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Loubiere, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D64 with the D140...

. The altitude varies from 152m at Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some southeast of Bourges on the D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads...

 to 367m at Vesdun

Vesdun

Vesdun is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large area of streams, lakes and farming comprising a village and many hamlets situated some south of Bourges at the junction of the D4 and D67 roads. The commune shares its southern border with that of the...

, with an average altitude of 228m.

Composition

The Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier comprises 11 communes and a total of 3,376 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Ainay-le-Vieil

Ainay-le-Vieil

Ainay-le-Vieil is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming village bordered to the north and east by the river Cher, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D1 with the D118 and D97e roads.-Population:...

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| Arcomps

Arcomps

Arcomps is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some south of Bourges at the junction of the D138 with the D70 and the D951 roads...

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| La Celette

La Celette

La Celette is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated some south of Bourges at the junction of the D1 and the D97 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the south-western part of the territory of the...

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| Épineuil-le-Fleuriel

Épineuil-le-Fleuriel

Épineuil-le-Fleuriel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming consisting of the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the river Cher and the canal de Berry, some south of Bourges at the junction of the...

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| Faverdines

Faverdines

Faverdines 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 small river Loubière, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D140 and the D1 roads...

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| Loye-sur-Arnon

Loye-sur-Arnon

Loye-sur-Arnon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some south of Bourges, on both the D997 and the D951 roads.-Population:-Places of...

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| La Perche

La Perche

La Perche is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a village and a few hamlets situated on the western bank of the river Cher, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D62 and the D118 roads. The commune shares a border with the...

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| Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some southeast of Bourges on the D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads...

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| Saint-Vitte

Saint-Vitte

Saint-Vitte is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Queugne, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D4 with the D4e and D173 roads...

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| Saulzais-le-Potier

Saulzais-le-Potier

Saulzais-le-Potier is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Loubiere, some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D64 with the D140...

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| Vesdun

Vesdun

Vesdun is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large area of streams, lakes and farming comprising a village and many hamlets situated some south of Bourges at the junction of the D4 and D67 roads. The commune shares its southern border with that of the...

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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 Saulzais-le-Potier on the Insee website