Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
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Coordinates: 47°19′07″N 2°51′24″E / 47.3186°N 2.8567°ECoordinates: 47°19′07″N 2°51′24″E / 47.3186°N 2.8567°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Sancerre |
Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascale Marq[1] |
Area 1 | 5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 315 |
• Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18146 /18300 |
Elevation | 142–252 m (466–827 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography[]
A winegrowing and farming village situated by the banks of the rivers Vauvise and Loire and the Loire lateral canal, some 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D9 with the D920 and the D307 roads. The Sauvignon blanc grapes grown here are used for Sancerre AOC wines.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 374 | — |
1968 | 390 | +4.3% |
1975 | 436 | +11.8% |
1982 | 389 | −10.8% |
1990 | 353 | −9.3% |
1999 | 354 | +0.3% |
2008 | 378 | +6.8% |
Sights[]
- The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The restored watermill.
- The twelfth-century chateau des Aubelles and its chapel.
- The small port on the canal.
- The nineteenth-century railway viaduct.
See also[]
- Communes of the Cher department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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- Maps and photographs of the commune (in French)
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Panoramic view of Menetreol
Categories:
- Communes of Cher (department)