Chârost
Encyclopedia
Chârost is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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, some 15 miles (24.1 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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Cher department in the Centre region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
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...
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Geography
A farming village situated by the banks of the river ArnonArnon (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...
, some 15 miles (24.1 km) southwest of Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
at the junction of the N151 with the D16, D88, D18 and D2 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
route known as St. James' Way.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Michel, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The fifteenth century chateau.
- Wayside stone crosses.
- Traces of an eleventh century castle donjon.