Canton of Descartes

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The canton of Descartes is an administrative division of the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Descartes. [1]

It consists of the following communes: [1]

  1. Abilly
  2. Barrou
  3. Betz-le-Château
  4. Bossay-sur-Claise
  5. Bossée
  6. Bournan
  7. Boussay
  8. La Celle-Guenand
  9. La Celle-Saint-Avant
  10. Chambon
  11. La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin
  12. Charnizay
  13. Chaumussay
  14. Ciran
  15. Civray-sur-Esves
  16. Cussay
  17. Descartes
  18. Draché
  19. Esves-le-Moutier
  20. Ferrière-Larçon
  21. Le Grand-Pressigny
  22. La Guerche
  23. Ligueil
  24. Louans
  25. Le Louroux
  26. Manthelan
  27. Marcé-sur-Esves
  28. Mouzay
  29. Neuilly-le-Brignon
  30. Paulmy
  31. Le Petit-Pressigny
  32. Preuilly-sur-Claise
  33. Saint-Flovier
  34. Sepmes
  35. Tournon-Saint-Pierre
  36. Varennes
  37. Vou
  38. Yzeures-sur-Creuse

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References

  1. 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-179 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation de cantons dans le département d'Indre-et-Loire | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-06-26.

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