Graçay

Graçay (French pronunciation: [ɡʁasɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

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
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Michel Archambault[1]
Area 1	31.82 km2 (12.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,245
• Density	39/km2 (100/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.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department