Canton of Levet

The Canton of Levet 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 13 communes, which joined the new canton of Trouy in 2015.[1]

Levet
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	13
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Levet
Area
• Total	247.71 km^2 (95.64 sq mi)
Population  (1999)
• Total	9,091
• Density	37/km^2 (100/sq mi)

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Levet. The altitude varies from 122m at Saint-Caprais to 184m at Vorly, with an average altitude of 170m.

Composition

The Canton of Levet comprised 13 communes and a total of 9,091 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Annoix	263	18340	18006
Arçay	377	18340	18008
Lapan	142	18340	18122
Levet	1,269	18340	18126
Lissay-Lochy	190	18340	18129
Plaimpied-Givaudins	1,643	18340	18180
Saint-Caprais	491	18400	18201
Saint-Just	558	18340	18218
Sainte-Lunaise	23	18340	18222
Senneçay	345	18340	18248
Soye-en-Septaine	563	18340	18254
Trouy	2,978	18570	18267
Vorly	249	18340	18288

Population

Historical population of Canton of Levet
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4,776	5,198	6,663	7,976	8,686	9,091
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

References

1. Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

External links

• The canton of Levet on the Insee website (in French)

Notes

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