The Canton of Mehun-sur-Yèvre is a

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situated in the

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département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...

and in the

Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley ...

region of

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Geography

farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

area in the valley of the river Yèvre, in the southeastern part of the

arrondissement of Vierzon The arrondissement of Vierzon is an arrondissement of France in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 43 communes. Its population is 70,135 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Vierzo ...

, centred on the town of

Mehun-sur-Yèvre Mehun-sur-Yèvre (, literally ''Mehun on Yèvre'') is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. ...

. The altitude varies from 97m at Foëcy to 162m at

Berry-Bouy Berry-Bouy () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Yèvre river valley, some northwest of Bourges a ...

, with an average altitude of 125m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 5 to 15

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:Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher
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Allouis Allouis () is a commune in the Cher department of the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Yèvre, some northwest ...

* Brinay *

Cerbois Cerbois () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and a couple of hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Arnon some south of ...

Chéry Chéry () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and a hamlet, situated in the valley of the river Arnon some south of Vierzon, a ...

* Foëcy *

Lazenay Lazenay () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon and Théols, some south of ...

* Limeux *

Lury-sur-Arnon Lury-sur-Arnon (, literally ''Lury on Arnon (river), Arnon'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Cher (department), Cher Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. Geography An ancient f ...

Massay Massay () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets, the commune is situated by the banks of the river Garreau some sou ...

* Méreau * Preuilly * Quincy * Sainte-Thorette