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Visit Charost: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Charost is situated in the Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the center of France at 23 km from Bourges, the department capital. (General information: Charost is 208 km from Paris and 440 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mehun-sur-Yevre at 18 km from Charost
Popular places to visit near Charost: these include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 18 km and Bourges at 23 km.
Issoudun is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 11km and Mehun-sur-Yevre is a listed 'recommended detour' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Charost, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Charost
See France This Way travel guides for Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Charost.
Note that all distances from Charost shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Charost holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Charost (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Cher gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Charost and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les Prés Fichaux (23km) : Jardin du château de Bouges (35km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (40km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (41km) : Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (43km) :
- National Monuments: Bourges Cathedral (23km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (23km) : Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (35km) : George Sand House (42km) :
- Religious monuments: St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (21km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (27km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (35km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (36km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (37km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (39km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (45km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (11km) : Chateauroux (39km) : Saint-Amand-Montrond (41km) : Veuil (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (23km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Mehun-sur-Yevre (18km) : Valencay (46km) : La Chatre (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Charost & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chârost
Canton: Chârost
Arrondissement: Bourges
Department: Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 18290
Distance to Charost
from Bourges: 23 km
from Paris: 208 km
from Calais: 440 km
from Nice: 543 km
from Bordeaux: 318 km
from Strasbourg: 456 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Charost): Civray, Migny, Plou, Poisieux, Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon and Saugy.
Getting here
Cher is in the center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Charost from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Charost