The arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay is an

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of France in the

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. It has 74 communes. Its population is 112,145 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay are: #

Angé Angé () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes coope ...

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(41036) # La Chapelle-Montmartin (41038) # Châteauvieux (41042) #

Châtillon-sur-Cher Châtillon-sur-Cher () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. It has a total area of 29.66 km sq (11.45 sq mi). Population Châtillon-sur-Cher has a population of 1691 with a population density of 57/km sq according to 20 ...

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Châtres-sur-Cher Châtres-sur-Cher (, literally ''Châtres on Cher'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. Geography The Rère forms the commune's northern border. The Cher forms part of the commune's southern border. Population Se ...

(41044) # Chaumont-sur-Tharonne (41046) #

Chémery Chémery () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Chémery-Chéhéry, Ardennes, France, part of which is Chémery-sur-Bar *Chémery-les-Deux, Moselle, France *Chémery-lès-Faulquemont, Moselle, F ...

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Chissay-en-Touraine Chissay-en-Touraine (, literally ''Chissay in Touraine'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir ...

(41051) # Choussy (41054) #

Le Controis-en-Sologne Le Controis-en-Sologne (, literally ''Le Controis in Sologne'') is a commune in the French department Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Contres ( ...

(41059) # Couddes (41062) #

Couffy Couffy () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population Sights The church of Saint-Martin dates from the 11th century, but the only part remaining of the original building is the main doorway in the west tower. The m ...

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Courmemin Courmemin () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes co ...

(41068) # Dhuizon (41074) #

Faverolles-sur-Cher Faverolles-sur-Cher (, literally ''Faverolles on Cher'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et- ...

(41080) # La Ferté-Beauharnais (41083) #

La Ferté-Imbault La Ferté-Imbault () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. La Ferté-Imbault is home to Château de La Ferté-Imbault. Geography The Rère forms part of the commune's southern border. Population Veteran cycles ral ...

(41084) # Fresnes (41094) # Gièvres (41097) # Gy-en-Sologne (41099) # Lamotte-Beuvron (41106) # Langon-sur-Cher (41110) # Lassay-sur-Croisne (41112) # Loreux (41118) # Maray (41122) # Marcilly-en-Gault (41125) #

Mareuil-sur-Cher Mareuil-sur-Cher () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The co ...

(41126) # La Marolle-en-Sologne (41127) #

Méhers Méhers is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes coopera ...

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Mennetou-sur-Cher Mennetou-sur-Cher () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The c ...

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Meusnes Meusnes () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. History The church of Saint-Pierre dates from the 12th century and is built in the typical Romanesque basilica style: cross shaped with three apses at the east end. Popul ...

(41139) # Millançay (41140) # Monthou-sur-Cher (41146) # Montrichard-Val-de-Cher (41151) # Montrieux-en-Sologne (41152) # Mur-de-Sologne (41157) #

Neung-sur-Beuvron Neung-sur-Beuvron (, literally ''Neung on Beuvron'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography Neung's historic location is situated between two rivers, the Beuvron a ...

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Nouan-le-Fuzelier Nouan-le-Fuzelier () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Nouan-le-Fuzelier station has rail connections to Orléans and Vierzon. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a li ...

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Noyers-sur-Cher Noyers-sur-Cher (, literally ''Noyers on Cher'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher d ...

(41164) # Oisly (41166) # Orçay (41168) # Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (41176) # Pontlevoy (41180) # Pouillé (41181) # Pruniers-en-Sologne (41185) #

Romorantin-Lanthenay Romorantin-Lanthenay (), commonly known as Romorantin, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the capital city of the natural region of Sologne. History The current co ...

(41194) # Rougeou (41195) # Saint-Aignan (41198) #

Saint-Georges-sur-Cher Saint-Georges-sur-Cher (, literally ''Saint-Georges on Cher'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the ...

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Saint-Julien-de-Chédon Saint-Julien-de-Chédon () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. Th ...

(41217) # Saint-Julien-sur-Cher (41218) # Saint-Loup (41222) # Saint-Romain-sur-Cher (41229) #

Saint-Viâtre Saint-Viâtre () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. History The village was originally called ''Tremblevif'', from the Latin for "aspen" and "village", but suggesting in the popular imagination a place prone to swamp ...

(41231) # Salbris (41232) # Sassay (41237) # Seigy (41239) #

Selles-Saint-Denis Selles-Saint-Denis () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Geography The river Rère flows west through the southern part of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following ...

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Selles-sur-Cher Selles-sur-Cher (, ) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The name of the commune is known internationally for its goat cheese, Selles-sur-Cher, which was first made in t ...

(41242) # Soings-en-Sologne (41247) #

Souesmes Souesmes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department References

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(41249) # Souvigny-en-Sologne (41251) #

Theillay Theillay () is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Geography The Rère flows west through the northern part of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of t ...

(41256) # Thésée (41258) # Vallières-les-Grandes (41267) # Veilleins (41268) #

Vernou-en-Sologne Vernou-en-Sologne (, literally ''Vernou in Sologne'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Ch ...

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Villefranche-sur-Cher Villefranche-sur-Cher (), commonly known as Villefranche, is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et ...

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Villeherviers Villeherviers () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Geography The Rère flows northwest through the eastern part of the commune, then flows into the Sauldre, which flows southwest through the middle of the commune. ...

(41282) # Villeny (41285) #

Vouzon Vouzon () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes coope ...

(41296) # Yvoy-le-Marron (41297)

History

The arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1943.Historique de Loir-et-Cher
/ref> In 2007 it absorbed the canton of Saint-Aignan from the arrondissement of Blois. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Loir-et-Cher, it gained 17 communes from the arrondissement of Blois, and it lost three communes to the arrondissement of Blois. In January 2019 it gained the commune

from the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay.Commune de Courmemin (41068)
INSEE As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay were, as of January 2015: # Lamotte-Beuvron # Mennetou-sur-Cher # Neung-sur-Beuvron # Romorantin-Lanthenay-Nord # Romorantin-Lanthenay-Sud # Saint-Aignan # Salbris #

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