Nohant-en-Graçay
Encyclopedia
Nohant-en-Graçay is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
at the junction of the D68, D163 and D164 roads. The A20
runs through 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...
.
Geography
A farming area comprising a small village and two hamlets 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, D163 and D164 roads. The A20
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...
runs through the territory of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The house of Zulma Carraud, French writer and friend of Balzac, next to the church.