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Former canton in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Baugy
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes17
Disbanded2015
SeatBaugy
Area392.70 km (151.62 sq mi)
Population11,526
 • Density29/km (80/sq mi)

The Canton of Baugy is a former canton in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation effective in March 2015. It consisted of 17 communes, which joined the canton of Avord in 2015. It had 11,526 inhabitants in 2012.

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Bourges. centred on the town of Baugy. The altitude varies from 132 metres (433 ft) at Moulins-sur-Yèvre to 263 metres (863 ft) at Gron with an average altitude of 187 metres (614 ft).

The canton comprised 17 communes:

Population

Historical population of Canton of Baugy
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population8,2988,9568,6728,7578,8099,410
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
Cantons of the Cher department

47°4′59″N 2°43′59″E / 47.08306°N 2.73306°E / 47.08306; 2.73306


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