The Canton of Sancergues is a former

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situated in the

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and in the

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region of

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. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 18 communes, which joined the new canton of Avord in 2015.Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher
/ref> It had 7,530 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 18 Cher
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An area of

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and

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in the valley of the river

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, in the eastern part of the

arrondissement of Bourges The arrondissement of Bourges is an arrondissement of France in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 128 communes. Its population is 173,037 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Bour ...

centred on the town of

Sancergues Sancergues () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region, France. Geography A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated about northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the N151 with the D72, D6 and ...

. The altitude varies from 147m at Herry to 269m at

Chaumoux-Marcilly Chaumoux-Marcilly is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A small farming village situated some east of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the D10 and D232 roads. Population Sights * ...

, with an average altitude of 182m. The canton comprised 18

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: * Argenvières *

Beffes Beffes () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming and forestry village with a little light industry situated by the banks of the river Loire, some east of Bourges at the junction of t ...

La Chapelle-Montlinard La Chapelle-Montlinard () 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 in the Loire valley, some east of Bourges, at the junct ...

* Charentonnay *

* Couy * Étréchy * Garigny * Groises * Herry *

Jussy-le-Chaudrier Jussy-le-Chaudrier () 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 valley of the river Vauvise, some east o ...

* Lugny-Champagne *

Marseilles-lès-Aubigny Marseilles-lès-Aubigny () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the rivers Aubois and Loire, ...

Précy Précy () 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 a couple of hamlets situated some east of Bourges, at the junction of the D51, D920, ...

* Saint-Léger-le-Petit * Saint-Martin-des-Champs *

* Sévry

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