title: Canton of Le Châtelet
text: # Canton of Le Châtelet
  
  The Canton of Le Châtelet is a former canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 7 communes, which joined the canton of Châteaumeillant in 2015. It had 2,710 inhabitants (2012).
  
  ## Geography
  
  An area of lakes, rivers and farming in the southwestern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Le Châtelet. The altitude varies from 165m at Ids-Saint-Roch to 276m at Le Châtelet, with an average altitude of 215m.
  
  The canton comprised 7 communes:
  
  * Ardenais
  * Le Châtelet
  * Ids-Saint-Roch
  * Maisonnais
  * Morlac
  * Rezay
  * Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
  
  ## Population
  
  Historical population of Canton of Le Châtelet (Source: INSEE) :
  
  | Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Population | 3,249 | 3,545 | 3,148 | 2,845 | 2,672 | 2,610 |
  | From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |||||||
  