Nohant-en-Graçay

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Nohant-en-Graçay
The steeple of the church of Saint-Martin, in Nohant-en-Graçay
The steeple of the church of Saint-Martin, in Nohant-en-Graçay
Location of Nohant-en-Graçay
Nohant-en-Graçay is located in France
Nohant-en-Graçay
Nohant-en-Graçay
Coordinates: 47°08′15″N 1°53′41″E / 47.1375°N 1.8947°E / 47.1375; 1.8947Coordinates: 47°08′15″N 1°53′41″E / 47.1375°N 1.8947°E / 47.1375; 1.8947
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonVierzon-2
IntercommunalityCC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Perrochon[1]
Area
1
23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
303
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18167 /18310
Elevation112–167 m (367–548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nohant-en-Graçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D68, D163 and D164 roads. The A20 runs through the commune.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962369—    
1968398+7.9%
1975370−7.0%
1982318−14.1%
1990296−6.9%
1999306+3.4%
2008317+3.6%

Sights[]

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The house of Zulma Carraud, writer and friend of Balzac, next to the church.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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