Canton of Mer
| Former Canton of Mer |
|
|---|---|
| region | Center-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Blois |
| main place | Mer |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 12,189 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 185.29 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 4110 |
The Canton Mer was by 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Blois in Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; its main town was Mer .
The canton of Mer was 185.29 km² and had 11,064 inhabitants ( as of 1999 ), which corresponded to a population density of around 60 inhabitants per km². It was on average 106 meters above sea level , between 67 meters in Cour-sur-Loire and 127 meters in Maves .
Communities
The canton consisted of eleven municipalities:
| local community | Residents | Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaray | 708 | 41500 | 41008 |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Martin-en-Plaine | 612 | 41500 | 41039 |
| Courbouzon | 454 | 41500 | 41066 |
| Cour-sur-Loire | 307 | 41500 | 41069 |
| Lestiou | 254 | 41500 | 41114 |
| Maves | 588 | 41500 | 41130 |
| Menars | 574 | 41500 | 41134 |
| Mer | 5,830 | 41500 | 41136 |
| Mulsans | 428 | 41500 | 41156 |
| Suèvres | 1,450 | 41500 | 41252 |
| Villexanton | 213 | 41500 | 41292 |