# Chârost

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Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Chârost Commune The tympan of the church Coat of arms Location of Chârost Chârost Show map of France Chârost Show map of Centre-Val de Loire Coordinates: 46°59′37″N 2°07′01″E / 46.9936°N 2.1169°E / 46.9936; 2.1169 Country France Region Centre-Val de Loire Department Cher Arrondissement Bourges Canton Chârost Intercommunality Pays d'Issoudun Government • Mayor (2020–2026) Ludo Coste[1] Area 1 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 888 • Density 80.9/km2 (210/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) 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.

**Chârost** (French pronunciation: [\[ʃaʁo\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French)[3][4][5]) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Cher](/source/Cher_(department)) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in the [Centre-Val de Loire](/source/Centre-Val_de_Loire) [region](/source/Regions_of_France) of [France](/source/France).

## Geography

A [farming](/source/Farming) village situated by the banks of the river [Arnon](/source/Arnon_(river)), some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of [Bourges](/source/Bourges) at the junction of the N151 with the D16, D88, D18 and D2 roads. The commune lies on the [pilgrimage](/source/Pilgrimage) route known as [St. James' Way](/source/St._James'_Way).

## Population

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

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](/source/Donjon).

Cross on the pilgrim route

## See also

- [Communes of the Cher department](/source/Communes_of_the_Cher_department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-18055) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*VIDEO. Top des Entreprises 2018 : les Croquets de Charost*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy-4Dbx7IAg&t=19s), [archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Iy-4Dbx7IAg) from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 23 July 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Reportage sur la recherche d'un médecin à Chârost (16 Décembre 2014)*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSKaWs83y8Y&t=50s), [archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/WSKaWs83y8Y) from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 23 July 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Reportage France 3 Berry sur la Pendule de Chârost (mai 2016)*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_45qPNHsYw&t=8s), [archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/L_45qPNHsYw) from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 23 July 2021

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