Canton of Saint-Doulchard

Canton of Saint-Doulchard
French canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Seat	Saint-Doulchard
Communes	3
Area¹
• Total	69.50 km^2 (26.83 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	14,548
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Cantonal code	18 13
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Saint-Doulchard is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A suburban area of farming and light industry in the northwest of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Saint-Doulchard. The altitude varies from 113m at Marmagne to 167m at Saint-Doulchard, with an average altitude of 135m.

Composition

The Canton of Saint-Doulchard comprises the following 3 communes^[1] and a total of 14,152 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin	3,193	18570	18050
Marmagne	1,941	18500	18138
Saint-Doulchard	9,018	18230	18205

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Doulchard
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	6,730	7,921	10,246	12,132	13,947	14,152
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 Saint-Doulchard on the Insee website (French)

Notes

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

Coordinates: 47°6′20″N 2°21′27″E / 47.10556°N 2.35750°E