Graçay
Encyclopedia
Graçay is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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at the junction of the D68, D19, D83 and D922 roads. Junction 9 of the A20 autoroute
lies within the territory of the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Cher department in the Centre region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
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
It is a farming area comprising the small town and several hamlets, on the right bank of the Fouzon river, situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) southwest of VierzonVierzon
Vierzon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A medium-sized town by the banks of the Cher River with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north...
at the junction of the D68, D19, D83 and D922 roads. Junction 9 of the A20 autoroute
A20 autoroute
The A20 autoroute or L'Occitane is a highway through central France.-Regions Crossed:The road travels through the areas of Occitania, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. It starts at Vierzon in Cher and finishes in the south at Montauban in Tarn-et-Garonne...
lies within the territory of the commune
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A dolmenDolmenA dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
known as the “Pierre Levée" or "Grosse Pierre" . - Remains of medieval ramparts.
- The sixteenth century château de Coulon.