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Coust

Coordinates: 46°41′36″N 2°35′50″E / 46.6933°N 2.5972°E / 46.6933; 2.5972
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Coust
The interior of the church of Our Lady, in Coust
The interior of the church of Our Lady, in Coust
Location of Coust
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Coust is located in France
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Coust
Coust is located in Centre-Val de Loire
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Coust
Coordinates: 46°41′36″N 2°35′50″E / 46.6933°N 2.5972°E / 46.6933; 2.5972
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Collin[1]
Area
1
21.89 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
444
 • 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.

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

Geography

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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

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

Sights

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  • 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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