Canton of Châteaumeillant

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

Châteaumeillant
Canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	38
Seat	Châteaumeillant
Area	1,008.37 km2 (389.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	14,154
• Density	14/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE code	18 08

Geography

A farming area in the southern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Châteaumeillant.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 38 communes:^[2]

• Ainay-le-Vieil
• Arcomps
• Ardenais
• Beddes
• La Celle-Condé
• La Celette
• Châteaumeillant
• Le Châtelet
• Chezal-Benoît
• Culan
• Épineuil-le-Fleuriel
• Faverdines
• Ids-Saint-Roch
• Ineuil
• Lignières
• Loye-sur-Arnon
• Maisonnais
• Montlouis
• Morlac
• La Perche
• Préveranges
• Reigny
• Rezay
• Saint-Baudel
• Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
• Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
• Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières
• Saint-Jeanvrin
• Saint-Maur
• Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
• Saint-Priest-la-Marche
• Saint-Saturnin
• Saint-Vitte
• Saulzais-le-Potier
• Sidiailles
• Touchay
• Vesdun
• Villecelin

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2013	15,403	—
2018	14,554	−1.13%
Source: INSEE[3][4]

See also

• Arrondissements of the Cher department
• Cantons of the Cher department
• Communes of the Cher department