Canton of Léré

The Canton of Léré is a former canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 7 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Sancerre in 2015.[2] It had 5,960 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Léré
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes7
Disbanded2015
SeatLéré
Area
149.94 km2 (57.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,960
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)

Geography

A farming and forestry area in the arrondissement of Bourges. centred on the town of Léré. The altitude varies from 132m at Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois to 303m at Léré, with an average altitude of 200m.

The canton comprised 7 communes:[1]

Population
Historical population of Canton of Léré
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4,5284,7584,4994,8405,8556,122
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: 18 Cher, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

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