The Canton of Mehun-sur-Yèvre is a canton situated in the

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département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...

and in the

Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (; ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior ...

region of

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Geography

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

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

arrondissement of Vierzon The arrondissement of Vierzon is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Cher (department), Cher Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region. It has 43 Communes of France, communes. I ...

, 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 Economy The French porcelain manufacturer Pillivuyt is based locally. See also *Communes of the Cher department The fo ...

. The altitude varies from 97m at

Foëcy Foëcy () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets, situated in the valleys of both the river Yèvre and the Cher, ...

to 162m at Berry-Bouy, 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 in the valley of the river Yèvre, about northwest of Bourges. Population Radio transmitter Since 1939, the town of Allouis has housed the central ...

* Berry-Bouy * Brinay * Cerbois * Chéry *

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 V ...

* Limeux *

Lury-sur-Arnon Lury-sur-Arnon (, literally ''Lury on Arnon'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An ancient fortified farming village situated by the river Arnon, some south of Vierzon at the junctio ...

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 s ...

* Méreau * Preuilly * Quincy * Sainte-Thorette

Population

References

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