The Canton of Graçay is a canton

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Geography

A farming area in the valley of the river Fouzon, in the southwestern part of the arrondissement of Vierzon

Arrondissement of Vierzon

The arrondissement of Vierzon is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cher département, in the Centre région. It has 8 cantons and 43 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Vierzon are:# Argent-sur-Sauldre# Aubigny-sur-Nère...

, centred on the town of Graçay

Graçay

Graçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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 southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D68, D19, D83 and D922 roads...

. The altitude varies from 91m at Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée

Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée

Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the Cher River valley, some west of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D90 and D19 roads....

 to 176m at Genouilly

Genouilly, Cher

Genouilly is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:Genouilly is a farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some west of Vierzon at the junction of the D108, D19 and D164 roads. The commune borders the departements of Loir-et-Cher and Indre...

, with an average altitude of 135m.

Composition

The Canton of Graçay comprises 6 communes and a total of 3,652 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Dampierre-en-Graçay

Dampierre-en-Graçay

Dampierre-en-Graçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D63, D75 and D108 roads....

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| Genouilly

Genouilly, Cher

Genouilly is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:Genouilly is a farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some west of Vierzon at the junction of the D108, D19 and D164 roads. The commune borders the departements of Loir-et-Cher and Indre...

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| Graçay

Graçay

Graçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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 southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D68, D19, D83 and D922 roads...

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| Nohant-en-Graçay

Nohant-en-Graçay

Nohant-en-Graçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D68, D163 and D164 roads...

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| Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée

Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée

Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the Cher River valley, some west of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D90 and D19 roads....

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| Saint-Outrille

Saint-Outrille

Saint-Outrille is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France. It is named after the 7th century Saint Austregisilus.-Geography:...

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See also

• The département of Cher
• Arrondissements of the Cher department
• Cantons of the Cher department
• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• The canton of Graçay on the Insee website