Graçay

Graçay
Commune
Town hall

Coat of arms
Graçay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Graçay
Coordinates: 47°08′37″N 1°50′51″E / 47.1436°N 1.8475°E / 47.1436; 1.8475Coordinates: 47°08′37″N 1°50′51″E / 47.1436°N 1.8475°E / 47.1436; 1.8475
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Vierzon-2
Intercommunality CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Charles
Area1 31.82 km2 (12.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,557
 • Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18103 /18310
Elevation 97–164 m (318–538 ft)
(avg. 111 m or 364 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

It is a farming area comprising the small town and several hamlets, on the right bank of the Fouzon river, situated some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D68, D19, D83 and D922 roads. Junction 9 of the A20 autoroute lies within the territory of the commune

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,889—    
19682,043+8.2%
19752,019−1.2%
19821,844−8.7%
19901,559−15.5%
19991,562+0.2%
20081,557−0.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A dolmen known as the “Pierre Levée" or "Grosse Pierre" .
  • Remains of medieval ramparts.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Coulon.

See also

References

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