Graçay
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon | |
| Canton | Vierzon-2 | |
| Community association | Vierzon-Sologne-Berry | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ' N , 1 ° 51' E | |
| height | 97-164 m | |
| surface | 31.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,447 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18310 | |
| INSEE code | 18103 | |
| Website | www.gracay.info | |
 Graçay Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Graçay is a French commune with 1,447 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement Vierzon and the canton Vierzon-2 (until 2015: canton Graçay ). The inhabitants are called Graçayais .
geography
Graçay is about 32 kilometers west-northwest of Bourges . Graçay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Genouilly in the north and north-east, Nohant-en-Graçay in the east, Luçay-le-Libre in the south-east, Meunet-sur-Vatan in the south, Reboursin in the south and south-west, Saint-Outrille in the west, Orville in the West and north-west and Anjouin in the north-west.
The former Route nationale 722 runs through the municipality and the Autoroute A20 in the extreme southeast .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,889 | 2,043 | 2,019 | 1,844 | 1,559 | 1,562 | 1,527 | 1,459 |
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Attractions
- Dolmen, monument historique since 1889
- Notre-Dame church, historic monument since 1992
- old Saint-Martin church from the 11th century, monument historique since 1930
- Coulon Castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 1994
- Remains of the medieval fortification
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 450-458.
