Coust

Coust
Commune
The interior of the church of Our Lady, in Coust
Location of Coust
Coust Location within France Show map of France Coust Location within Centre-Val de Loire Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°41′36″N 2°35′50″E / 46.6933°N 2.5972°E / 46.6933; 2.5972
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
Area 1	21.89 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Highest elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Lowest elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Population  (2023)	415
• Density	19.0/km2 (49.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18076 /18210
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

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coust.

• Coust on the Quid website (in French)