Canton of Lury-sur-Arnon

The Canton of Lury-sur-Arnon 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 9 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Mehun-sur-Yèvre in 2015.[2] It had 6,281 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Lury-sur-Arnon
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatLury-sur-Arnon
Area
171 km2 (66 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
6,281
  Density37/km2 (100/sq mi)

Geography

A farming area in the valley of the river Arnon, in the southern part of the arrondissement of Vierzon, centred on the town of Lury-sur-Arnon. The altitude varies from 95m at Méreau to 161m at Chéry, with an average altitude of 136m.

The canton comprised 9 communes:[1]

Population

Historical population of Canton of Lury-sur-Arnon
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population3,8964,1154,2944,8275,4555,513
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

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