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Canton of Vierzon-1

canton of France

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ1727858 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Canton of Vierzon-1 is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It covers the northern part of the commune of Vierzon.

Geography

An urban and light industrial area at the confluence of the Yèvre and Cher rivers, in the centre of the arrondissement of Vierzon. The altitude varies from 94m to 182m, with an average altitude of 122m.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Canton of Vierzon-1” as canton of France. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Canton, Vierzon-1 and canton.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current 68-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2015-03-22. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Canton, Vierzon-1 and canton providing the first useful test.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1727858. Authority coordinates are 47.222, 2.068. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

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This entry incorporates text from “Canton of Vierzon-1” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.