Arrondissement of Vierzon facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Vierzon
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Vierzon in Cher
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Communes | 43 |
| Subprefecture | Vierzon |
| INSEE code | 183 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,767.4 km2 (682.4 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 71,236 |
| • Density | 40.3055/km2 (104.391/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Vierzon is an arrondissement of France, in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Vierzon.
History
When the Cher department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Vierzon was not part of that original department. The arrondissement was created in 1984.
Geography
The arrondissement of Vierzon is in the northwest of the department. It is bordered to the north by the Loiret department, to the east by the Bourges arrondissement, to the south by the Indre-et-Loire department and to the west by the Loir-et-Cher department.
The arrondissement of Vierzon is the smallest arrondissement of the department with an area of 1,767.4 km2 (682.4 sq mi). It has a population of 71,236 inhabitants.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
The cantons in the arrondissement of Vierzon, (with their INSEE codes) are:
- Aubigny-sur-Nère (1801)
- Mehun-sur-Yèvre (1811)
- Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny (1815) (partly)
- Vierzon-1 (1818)
- Vierzon-2 (1819)
Communes
The arrondissement of Vierzon has 43 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
- Allouis (18005)
- Argent-sur-Sauldre (18011)
- Aubigny-sur-Nère (18015)
- Berry-Bouy (18028)
- Blancafort (18030)
- Brinay (18036)
- Brinon-sur-Sauldre (18037)
- Cerbois (18044)
- Chéry (18064)
- Clémont (18067)
- Dampierre-en-Graçay (18085)
- Ennordres (18088)
- Foëcy (18096)
- Genouilly (18100)
- Graçay (18103)
- Ivoy-le-Pré (18115)
- La Chapelle-d'Angillon (18047)
- Lazenay (18124)
- Limeux (18128)
- Lury-sur-Arnon (18134)
- Massay (18140)
- Mehun-sur-Yèvre (18141)
- Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre (18147)
- Méreau (18148)
- Méry-sur-Cher (18150)
- Méry-ès-Bois (18149)
- Nançay (18159)
- Neuvy-sur-Barangeon (18165)
- Nohant-en-Graçay (18167)
- Oizon (18170)
- Presly (18185)
- Preuilly (18186)
- Quincy (18190)
- Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée (18210)
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Court (18214)
- Saint-Laurent (18219)
- Saint-Outrille (18228)
- Sainte-Montaine (18227)
- Sainte-Thorette (18237)
- Thénioux (18263)
- Vierzon (18279)
- Vignoux-sur-Barangeon (18281)
- Vouzeron (18290)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 18279 | Vierzon | 27,050 | Vierzon-1 and Vierzon-2 | Vierzon-Sologne-Berry |
| 18141 | Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 6,717 | Mehun-sur-Yèvre | Cœur de Berry |
| 18015 | Aubigny-sur-Nère | 5,560 | Aubigny-sur-Nère | Sauldre et Sologne |
| 18148 | Méreau | 2,582 | Mehun-sur-Yèvre | Cœur de Berry |
| 18281 | Vignoux-sur-Barangeon | 2,143 | Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny | Les Villages de la Forêt |
| 18011 | Argent-sur-Sauldre | 2,137 | Aubigny-sur-Nère | Sauldre et Sologne |
| 18096 | Foëcy | 2,074 | Mehun-sur-Yèvre | Cœur de Berry |
| 18103 | Graçay | 1,456 | Vierzon-2 | Vierzon-Sologne-Berry |
| 18140 | Massay | 1,412 | Mehun-sur-Yèvre | Cœur de Berry |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Vierzon para niños
