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Chârost

Chârost
FieldValue
nameChârost
commune statusCommune
imageChârost (Cher, Fr), tympan de l église.JPG
captionThe tympan of the church
image coat of armsBlason Maison de Béthune (branche de Chârost).svg
arrondissementBourges
cantonChârost
INSEE18055
postal code18290
mayorLudo Coste
term2020–2026
intercommunalityPays d'Issoudun
coordinates
elevation min m119
elevation max m162
area km210.97
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason Maison de Béthune (branche de Chârost).svg

Chârost () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 15 mi southwest of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the D16, D88, D18 and D2 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as St. James' Way.

Population

|1962|1093 |1968|1131 |1975|1166 |1982|1152 |1990|1134 |1999|1069 |2008|995

Sights

  • The church of St. Michel, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau.
  • Wayside stone crosses.
  • Traces of an eleventh-century castle donjon.
Cross on the pilgrim route

References

References

  1. (4 May 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. "VIDEO. Top des Entreprises 2018 : les Croquets de Charost".
  3. "Reportage sur la recherche d'un médecin à Chârost (16 Décembre 2014)".
  4. "Reportage France 3 Berry sur la Pendule de Chârost (mai 2016)".
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