Nohant-en-Graçay

Nohant-en-Graçay
Commune
The steeple of the church of Saint-Martin, in Nohant-en-Graçay
Location of Nohant-en-Graçay
Nohant-en-Graçay Nohant-en-Graçay
Coordinates: 47°08′15″N 1°53′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Vierzon-2
Intercommunality	CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Perrochon
Area 1	23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	294
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18167 /18310
Elevation	112–167 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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	369	—
1968	398	+7.9%
1975	370	−7.0%
1982	318	−14.1%
1990	296	−6.9%
1999	306	+3.4%
2008	317	+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