Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
No. of communes14
Disbanded2015
SeatSaint-Benoît-du-Sault
Area
318.81 km2 (123.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,139
 • Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)

The Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is a French former administrative subdivision, situated in the Indre département and the Centre région. It had 5,139 inhabitants (2012).[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Saint-Gaultier in 2015.[2]

Geography

The Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is in the Arrondissement of Le Blanc. Its altitude varies from 112 m (Dunet) to 344 m (Mouhet), with a median altitude of 218 meters above sea level.

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demography

Census figures for
Canton of
Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
Year Pop.
1962 6,800
1968 7,455
1975 6,871
1982 6,219
1990 5,846
1999 5,432

Administration

The last conseiller général was Gérard Mayaud, of the UDF.

See also

References


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