Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

French canton
name=Canton de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
reg=Centre
dept=Indre
arr=Le Blanc
chieftown=Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
numcomm=14
cg=Gérard Mayaud
party=
mandat=2001-2008
cancode=36 17
pop=25 432
year=1999
area=318.81 km²
dens=17.04 per km²The Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is a French administrative subdivision, situated in the Indre département and the Centre région.

Geography

The Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is in the Arrondissement of Le Blanc. Its altitude varies from 112 m (Dunet) to 344 m (Mouhet), with a median altitude of 218 meters above sea level.

History

* Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

Administration

The current conseiller général is Gérard Mayaud, of the UDF.

Composition

The canton groups 14 communes and numbers 5 432 inhabitants as of 1999 (excluding seasonal residents).

Demography

ee also

* Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
* Indre (département)
* Arrondissements of the Indre department
* Cantons of the Indre department
* Communes of the Indre department

External links

* "(French)" [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=P&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&codgeo=3617&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR Le canton de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault sur le site de l'Insee]
* "(French)" [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=46.441389&longitude=1.391389&zoom=6 plan du canton de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault sur Mapquest]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=360182 Localisation du canton de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault sur une carte de France]