The Canton of Chârost is a canton

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

A farming and forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

 area in the valley of the Arnon

Arnon (France)

The Arnon is a river in central France, left tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Préveranges, west of Montluçon. The Arnon flows generally north through the following départements and towns:* Allier...

, in the western part of the arrondissement of Bourges

Arrondissement of Bourges

The arrondissement of Bourges is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cher département, in the Centre région. It has 16 cantons and 131 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Bourges are:# Les Aix-d'Angillon# Baugy...

 and centred on the town of Chârost

Chârost

Chârost is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 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...

. The altitude varies from 113m at Poisieux

Poisieux

Poisieux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.It is a small farming village situated by the banks of the river Arnon...

 to 173m at Lunery

Lunery

Lunery is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming area comprising two villages and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D103, D88, D35 and the D27 roads...

, with an average altitude of 149m.

Composition

The Canton of Chârost comprises 13 communes and a total of 14,168 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Chârost

Chârost

Chârost is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 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...

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| Civray

Civray, Cher

Civray is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Pontet some southwest of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the D88, D184 and D84 roads.-Population:-Places of...

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| Lunery

Lunery

Lunery is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming area comprising two villages and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D103, D88, D35 and the D27 roads...

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| Mareuil-sur-Arnon

Mareuil-sur-Arnon

Mareuil-sur-Arnon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D18, D14 and the D87 roads...

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| Morthomiers

Morthomiers

Morthomiers is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated some southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D16 and the D135 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as Saint...

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| Plou

Plou, Cher

Plou is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D190, D114 and the D16e roads....

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| Poisieux

Poisieux

Poisieux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.It is a small farming village situated by the banks of the river Arnon...

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| Primelles

Primelles

Primelles is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Pontet, some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D99 and the D87...

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| Saint-Ambroix

Saint-Ambroix, Cher

Saint-Ambroix is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D18, D84 and the D99e roads...

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| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher

Saint-Florent-sur-Cher

Saint-Florent-sur-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saugy

Saugy

Saugy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A very small farming village situated in the valley of the river Arnon, some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D18 and the D149 roads. The commune borders the department of Indre.-External links:*...

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| Le Subdray

Le Subdray

Le Subdray is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of farming and a little light industry, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some southwest of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the D31 and the D103 and with the D107...

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| Villeneuve-sur-Cher

Villeneuve-sur-Cher

Villeneuve-sur-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D16 with the D35 and D27...

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See also

• Cher
• Arrondissements of the Cher department
• Cantons of the Cher department
• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• The canton of Chârost on the Insee website