The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre 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

A farming area 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 Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Vailly-sur-Sauldre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the Sauldre river, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 roads....

. The altitude varies from 175m at Concressault

Concressault

Concressault is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated by the banks of the Sauldre river, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D11 and D21 roads.-Population:...

 to 374m at Le Noyer

Le Noyer, Cher

Le Noyer is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the Sauldre river, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D55, D85, D94 and the D74...

, with an average altitude of 274m.

Composition

The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre comprises 11 communes and a total of 3,498 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Assigny

Assigny, Cher

Assigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An upland farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D47 with the D223 and the D57 roads...

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| Barlieu

Barlieu

Barlieu is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-History:In 1136, a papal bull mentioned the church at Barlieu as "Ecclesiam de Barlocco. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Germain, was initially appointed to the abbot of Saint-Satur and a priory, called the...

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| Concressault

Concressault

Concressault is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated by the banks of the Sauldre river, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D11 and D21 roads.-Population:...

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| Dampierre-en-Crot

Dampierre-en-Crot

Dampierre-en-Crot is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated by the banks of the Ionne river, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D923 with the D95 roads.-Population:...

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| Le Noyer

Le Noyer, Cher

Le Noyer is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the Sauldre river, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D55, D85, D94 and the D74...

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| Subligny

Subligny, Cher

Subligny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Salereine, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D55 with the D57 and D152...

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| Sury-ès-Bois

Sury-ès-Bois

Sury-ès-Bois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the border with the departement of Loiret some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D13, D926 and the D74 roads...

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| Thou

Thou, Cher

Thou is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated by the banks of both the Sauldre and Salereine rivers, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D96 with the D923 road.-Population:...

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| Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Vailly-sur-Sauldre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the Sauldre river, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 roads....

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| Villegenon

Villegenon

Villegenon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D11, D7, D89 and the D926 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

• The canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre on the Insee website