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Graçay

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Population (2008)
  
1,557

Local time
  
Thursday 7:54 AM

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Graçay

Area
  
31.82 km²

Arrondissement
  
Vierzon

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Intercommunality
  
Vallées vertes du Cher Ouest

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 87% Humidity

Graçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Contents

Map of 18310 Gra%C3%A7ay, 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

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

    Graçay Wikipedia
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