Graçay

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Graçay

|commune status = Commune

|image = Graçay - Hôtel de ville.JPG

|caption = Town hall

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Graçay (Cher).svg

|arrondissement = Vierzon

|canton = Vierzon-2

|INSEE = 18103

|postal code = 18310

|mayor = Michel Archambault{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2022–2026

|intercommunality = CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry

|coordinates = {{coord|47.1436|1.8475|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 111

|elevation min m = 97

|elevation max m = 164

|area km2 = 31.82

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Graçay ({{IPA|fr|ɡʁasɛ}}) 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 {{convert|12|mi|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 populations

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|1962|1889

|1968|2043

|1975|2019

|1982|1844

|1990|1559

|1999|1562

|2008|1557

}}

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.

References

External links

[http://www.gracay.info/ Official town website] {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Communes of Cher (department)