title: Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
text: # Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
  
  The Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is a French former administrative subdivision, situated in the Indre département and the Centre région. It had 5,139 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Gaultier in 2015.
  
  ## 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.
  
  The canton comprised the following communes:
  
  * Beaulieu
  * Bonneuil
  * Chaillac
  * La Châtre-Langlin
  * Chazelet
  * Dunet
  * Mouhet
  * Parnac
  * Roussines
  * Sacierges-Saint-Martin
  * Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
  * Saint-Civran
  * Saint-Gilles
  * Vigoux
  
  ## Demography
  
  Census figures for Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault :
  
  | Year | Pop. |
  | - | - |
  | 1962 | 6,800 |
  | 1968 | 7,455 |
  | 1975 | 6,871 |
  | 1982 | 6,219 |
  | 1990 | 5,846 |
  | 1999 | 5,432 |
  
  ## Administration
  
  The last conseiller général was Gérard Mayaud, of the UDF.
  
  