Canton of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny

Canton of Saint-Martin-d’Auxigny
French canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	20px Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Seat	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Communes	15
Area¹
• Total	373.99 km2 (144.40 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	16,626
• Density	44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Cantonal code	18 15
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Saint-Martin-d’Auxigny is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry in the northern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny. The altitude varies from 133m at Fussy to 312m at Menetou-Salon, with an average altitude of 183m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 15 communes:

• Achères
• Allogny
• Fussy
• Menetou-Salon
• Pigny
• Quantilly
• Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
• Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon
• Saint-Laurent
• Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
• Saint-Palais
• Vasselay
• Vignoux-sous-les-Aix
• Vignoux-sur-Barangeon
• Vouzeron

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	7,120	7,650	8,154	9,987	11,726	12,093	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

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

External links

• The canton of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• ’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 11th 2009.’’