Coust

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

Coust
Commune
The interior of the church of Our Lady, in Coust
Location of Coust
Coust
Coust
Coordinates: 46°41′36″N 2°35′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Philippe Aucouturier
Area
1
21.89 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
445
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18076 /18210
Elevation153–247 m (502–810 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Cher River and the small river Chignon some 26 miles (42 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D1 with the D101 and the D2144 roads. The commune shares a border with the département of Allier.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962525—    
1968525+0.0%
1975518−1.3%
1982460−11.2%
1990506+10.0%
1999475−6.1%
2008465−2.1%

Sights
  • The twelfth-century church of Notre-Dame.
  • The ruins of the fourteenth-century castle of Le Creuzet.
  • The remains of feudal fortifications at Meslon, and a dovecote.
  • The chateau of Bonnais, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • Three old washhouses.
  • The Chignon river
  • The church tower
  • Château du Creuzet
  • Château de Bonnais

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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