Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

The **arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond** 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 Saint-Amand-Montrond.

## History

When the Cher department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Saint-Amand-Montrond was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Saint-Amand-Montrond is the most southern _arrondissement_ of the Cher department. It is bordered to the north by the Bourges _arrondissement_, to the northeast by the Nièvre department, to the east and southeast by the Allier department, to the south by the Creuse department and to the west by the Indre department.

The _arrondissement_ of Saint-Amand-Montrond has an area of  and a population of 65,145 inhabitants.

### 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 Saint-Amand-Montrond, (with their INSEE codes) are:

1. Châteaumeillant <small>(1808)</small>
1. Dun-sur-Auron<small>(1809)</small>
1. La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois <small>(1810)</small>
1. Saint-Amand-Montrond <small>(1812)</small>
1. Trouy <small>(1817)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Saint-Amand-Montrond has 116 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Ainay-le-Vieil <small>(18002)</small>
1. Apremont-sur-Allier <small>(18007)</small>
1. Arcomps <small>(18009)</small>
1. Ardenais <small>(18010)</small>
1. Arpheuilles <small>(18013)</small>
1. Augy-sur-Aubois <small>(18017)</small>
1. Bannegon <small>(18021)</small>
1. Beddes <small>(18024)</small>
1. Bessais-le-Fromental <small>(18029)</small>
1. Blet <small>(18031)</small>
1. Bouzais <small>(18034)</small>
1. Bruère-Allichamps <small>(18038)</small>
1. Bussy <small>(18040)</small>
1. Chalivoy-Milon <small>(18045)</small>
1. Chambon <small>(18046)</small>
1. Charenton-du-Cher <small>(18052)</small>
1. Charly <small>(18054)</small>
1. Chaumont <small>(18060)</small>
1. Chavannes <small>(18063)</small>
1. Chezal-Benoît <small>(18065)</small>
1. Châteaumeillant <small>(18057)</small>
1. Châteauneuf-sur-Cher <small>(18058)</small>
1. Cogny <small>(18068)</small>
1. Colombiers <small>(18069)</small>
1. Contres <small>(18071)</small>
1. Cornusse <small>(18072)</small>
1. Corquoy <small>(18073)</small>
1. Cours-les-Barres <small>(18075)</small>
1. Coust <small>(18076)</small>
1. Croisy <small>(18080)</small>
1. Crézançay-sur-Cher <small>(18078)</small>
1. Cuffy <small>(18082)</small>
1. Culan <small>(18083)</small>
1. Drevant <small>(18086)</small>
1. Dun-sur-Auron <small>(18087)</small>
1. Farges-Allichamps <small>(18091)</small>
1. Faverdines <small>(18093)</small>
1. Flavigny <small>(18095)</small>
1. Germigny-l'Exempt <small>(18101)</small>
1. Givardon <small>(18102)</small>
1. Grossouvre <small>(18106)</small>
1. Ids-Saint-Roch <small>(18112)</small>
1. Ignol <small>(18113)</small>
1. Ineuil <small>(18114)</small>
1. Jouet-sur-l'Aubois <small>(18118)</small>
1. La Celette <small>(18041)</small>
1. La Celle <small>(18042)</small>
1. La Celle-Condé <small>(18043)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Hugon <small>(18048)</small>
1. La Groutte <small>(18107)</small>
1. La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois <small>(18108)</small>
1. La Perche <small>(18178)</small>
1. Lantan <small>(18121)</small>
1. Le Chautay <small>(18062)</small>
1. Le Châtelet <small>(18059)</small>
1. Le Pondy <small>(18183)</small>
1. Lignières <small>(18127)</small>
1. Loye-sur-Arnon <small>(18130)</small>
1. Lugny-Bourbonnais <small>(18131)</small>
1. Maisonnais <small>(18135)</small>
1. Marçais <small>(18136)</small>
1. Meillant <small>(18142)</small>
1. Menetou-Couture <small>(18143)</small>
1. Montlouis <small>(18152)</small>
1. Morlac <small>(18153)</small>
1. Mornay-Berry <small>(18154)</small>
1. Mornay-sur-Allier <small>(18155)</small>
1. Neuilly-en-Dun <small>(18161)</small>
1. Neuvy-le-Barrois <small>(18164)</small>
1. Nozières, Cher <small>(18169)</small>
1. Nérondes <small>(18160)</small>
1. Orcenais <small>(18171)</small>
1. Orval <small>(18172)</small>
1. Osmery <small>(18173)</small>
1. Ourouer-les-Bourdelins <small>(18175)</small>
1. Parnay <small>(18177)</small>
1. Préveranges <small>(18187)</small>
1. Raymond <small>(18191)</small>
1. Reigny <small>(18192)</small>
1. Rezay <small>(18193)</small>
1. Sagonne <small>(18195)</small>
1. Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers <small>(18196)</small>
1. Saint-Amand-Montrond <small>(18197)</small>
1. Saint-Baudel <small>(18199)</small>
1. Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry <small>(18203)</small>
1. Saint-Denis-de-Palin <small>(18204)</small>
1. Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux <small>(18209)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-des-Bois, Cher <small>(18212)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire-de-Gondilly <small>(18215)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières <small>(18216)</small>
1. Saint-Jeanvrin <small>(18217)</small>
1. Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes <small>(18221)</small>
1. Saint-Maur <small>(18225)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-les-Bois <small>(18230)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux <small>(18231)</small>
1. Saint-Priest-la-Marche <small>(18232)</small>
1. Saint-Saturnin <small>(18234)</small>
1. Saint-Symphorien <small>(18236)</small>
1. Saint-Vitte <small>(18238)</small>
1. Sancoins <small>(18242)</small>
1. Saulzais-le-Potier <small>(18245)</small>
1. Serruelles <small>(18250)</small>
1. Sidiailles <small>(18252)</small>
1. Tendron <small>(18260)</small>
1. Thaumiers <small>(18261)</small>
1. Torteron <small>(18265)</small>
1. Touchay <small>(18266)</small>
1. Uzay-le-Venon <small>(18268)</small>
1. Vallenay <small>(18270)</small>
1. Venesmes <small>(18273)</small>
1. Vereaux <small>(18275)</small>
1. Vernais <small>(18276)</small>
1. Verneuil <small>(18277)</small>
1. Vesdun <small>(18278)</small>
1. Villecelin <small>(18283)</small>
1. Épineuil-le-Fleuriel <small>(18089)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18197|Saint-Amand-Montrond|10,161|Saint-Amand-Montrond|Cœur de France|
|18087|Dun-sur-Auron|3,948|Dun-sur-Auron|Le Dunois|
|18108|La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois|3,319|La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois|Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois|
|18242|Sancoins|3,154|Dun-sur-Auron|Les Trois Provinces|
|18057|Châteaumeillant|2,011|Châteaumeillant|Berry Grand Sud|
|18172|Orval|1,860|Saint-Amand-Montrond|Cœur de France|
|18160|Nérondes|1,561|La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois|Pays de Nérondes|
|18058|Châteauneuf-sur-Cher|1,468|Trouy|Arnon Boischaut Cher|
|18127|Lignières|1,398|Châteaumeillant|Arnon Boischaut Cher|
|18118|Jouet-sur-l'Aubois|1,371|La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois|Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Cher department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Saint-Amand-Montrond
- **insee**: 182
- **nbcomm**: 116
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Saint-Amand-Montrond
- **pop**: 63938
- **year**: 2016
- **area**: 2683.7
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire