Chârost

Chârost
The tympan of the church
Coat of arms
Chârost
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Chârost
Coordinates: 46°59′37″N 2°07′01″E / 46.9936°N 2.1169°ECoordinates: 46°59′37″N 2°07′01″E / 46.9936°N 2.1169°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	Pays d’Issoudun
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean Balon
Area^1	10.97 km^2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	995
• Density	91/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18055 / 18290
Elevation	119–162 m (390–531 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chârost is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 15 miles (24 km) 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,093	—
1968	1,131	+3.5%
1975	1,166	+3.1%
1982	1,152	−1.2%
1990	1,134	−1.6%
1999	1,069	−5.7%
2008	995	−6.9%

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

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chârost on the Quid website (French)