Graçay

Graçay
Graçay
	Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Graçay
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	Coordinates: 47°08′37″N 1°50′51″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Vierzon-2
Intercommunality	CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Charles
Area 1	31.82 km2 (12.29 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	1,447
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,889	—
1968	2,043	+8.2%
1975	2,019	−1.2%
1982	1,844	−8.7%
1990	1,559	−15.5%
1999	1,562	+0.2%
2008	1,557	−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.

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References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

Official town website (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.