The Canton of Sancerre is a

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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 is 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

An area of

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and

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in the valley of the river

Loire The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the so ...

, in the northeastern 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 170,322 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Bou ...

centred on the town of

Sancerre Sancerre () is a medieval hilltop town and commune in the department of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, overlooking the river Loire. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, no ...

. The altitude varies from 139m at Bannay to 392m at Sens-Beaujeu, with an average altitude of 219m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 18 to 36

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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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Barlieu Barlieu () is a commune in the French department of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France. History In 1136, a papal bull mentioned the church at Barlieu as "Ecclesiam de Barlocco. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Germain, was initially appoint ...

Belleville-sur-Loire Belleville-sur-Loire (, literally ''Belleville on Loire'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming village with a nuclear power station situated by the banks of the river Loire, some ...

Boulleret Boulleret () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and three hamlets situated in the Loire valley some northeast o ...

Bué Bué () is a Communes of France, commune in the Cher (department), Cher Departments of France, department, located in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region, France. Geography A winegrowing and farming village situated northeast of ...

Concressault Concressault () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France by the banks of the Sauldre river, north of Bourges. Population History In the medieval period, Concressault was surrounded by fortifications a ...

* Couargues *

Crézancy-en-Sancerre Crézancy-en-Sancerre () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming and winegrowing village situated some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D22 with the D86 roads. The commun ...

* Dampierre-en-Crot * Feux * Gardefort * Jalognes *

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* Léré * Menetou-Râtel *

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre (, literally ''Ménétréol under Sancerre'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A winegrowing and farming village situated by the banks of the rivers Vauvise a ...

* Le Noyer * Saint-Bouize * Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois *

Saint-Satur Saint-Satur () is a commune in the Cher department in central France. It is a medieval town near the river Loire in the former province of Berry. History Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic tribe, the Bituriges, or t ...

* Santranges * Savigny-en-Sancerre * Sens-Beaujeu * Subligny *

Sury-en-Vaux Sury-en-Vaux () is a commune in the Cher department 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, ad ...

Sury-ès-Bois Sury-ès-Bois () 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 A large farming area comprising the village and several ...

Sury-près-Léré Sury-près-Léré (, literally ''Sury near Léré'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire late ...

* Thauvenay *

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Vailly-sur-Sauldre Vailly-sur-Sauldre (, literally ''Vailly on Sauldre'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming village situated on the banks of the Sauldre river, about northeast of Bourges at the ...

* Veaugues * Verdigny * Villegenon * Vinon

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