Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre | |
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| Coordinates: 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. 2020)[2] | 310 |
| • Density | 55/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 (French pronunciation: [menetʁeɔl su sɑ̃sɛʁ], literally Ménétréol under Sancerre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre.
- Maps and photographs of the commune (in French)
