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Chârost keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Chârost above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chârost: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chârost is Église Saint-Michel (du prieuré Saint-Michel).

Fewer people in Chârost hold a degree than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

On this, Chârost is below both Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population.

Only 4.5% of commuters in Chârost go to work without a car, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Chârost comes below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chârost has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 12.5% of the labour force are out of work.

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chârost than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.65/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Chârost, that is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €877/m², comes from 47 sales of houses and apartments in Chârost from July 2023 to June 2026.