Coust | |
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Location of Coust | |
Coust Coust | |
Coordinates: 46°41′36″N 2°35′50″E / 46.6933°N 2.5972°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Dun-sur-Auron |
Intercommunality | CC Cœur de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Collin[1] |
Area 1 | 21.89 km2 (8.45 sq mi) |
Population | 444 |
• Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18076 /18210 |
Elevation | 153–247 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. |
Coust is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Cher 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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 525 | — |
1968 | 525 | +0.0% |
1975 | 518 | −1.3% |
1982 | 460 | −11.2% |
1990 | 506 | +10.0% |
1999 | 475 | −6.1% |
2008 | 465 | −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
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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- Coust on the Quid website (in French)
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