Nohant-en-Graçay

Nohant-en-Graçay
Commune
The steeple of the church of Saint-Martin, in Nohant-en-Graçay
Nohant-en-Graçay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Nohant-en-Graçay
Coordinates: 47°08′15″N 1°53′41″E / 47.1375°N 1.8947°E / 47.1375; 1.8947Coordinates: 47°08′15″N 1°53′41″E / 47.1375°N 1.8947°E / 47.1375; 1.8947
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Vierzon-2
Intercommunality CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Serge Perrochon
Area1 23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 317
 • Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18167 /18310
Elevation 112–167 m (367–548 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D68, D163 and D164 roads. The A20 runs through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962369—    
1968398+7.9%
1975370−7.0%
1982318−14.1%
1990296−6.9%
1999306+3.4%
2008317+3.6%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The house of Zulma Carraud, writer and friend of Balzac, next to the church.

See also

References

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