Canton of Chârost

The Canton of Chârost is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It has 14,092 inhabitants (2018, without double counting).^[2]

Chârost
Canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	13
Seat	Chârost
Area	304.89 km2 (117.72 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	13,813
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE code	18 07

Geography

A farming and forestry area in the valley of the Arnon, in the western part of the arrondissement of Bourges and centred on the town of Chârost. The altitude varies from 113m at Poisieux to 173m at Lunery, with an average altitude of 149m.

The canton comprises the following 13 communes:^[3]

• Chârost
• Civray
• Lunery
• Mareuil-sur-Arnon
• Morthomiers
• Plou
• Poisieux
• Primelles
• Saint-Ambroix
• Saint-Florent-sur-Cher
• Saugy
• Le Subdray
• Villeneuve-sur-Cher

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2013	14,338	—
2018	14,092	−0.35%
Source: INSEE[4][2]

See also

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