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Chârost

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Intercommunality
  
Pays d’Issoudun

Area
  
10.97 km²

Arrondissement
  
Bourges

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Chârost

Population (2008)
  
995

Local time
  
Friday 2:30 PM

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Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 50% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 18290 Ch%C3%A2rost, 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.

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.

    • References

    Chârost Wikipedia
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