Coust

Coust
The interior of the church of Our Lady, in Coust
Coust
Location within Centre region Coust
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Charenton-du-Cher
Intercommunality	Berry charentonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Aucouturier
Area1	21.89 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	465
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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
Year	Pop.	±%
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.

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  The Chignon river

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  The church tower

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  Château du Creuzet

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  Château de Bonnais

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Coust on the Quid website (French)