Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Mayor	Roger Laurent (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	142–252 m (466–827 ft) (avg. 185 m/607 ft)
Land area1	5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population2	378  (2008)
- Density	67 /km2 (170 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18146/ 18300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°19′07″N 2°51′24″E / 47.3186111111°N 2.85666666667°E / 47.3186111111; 2.85666666667

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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

Historical population of Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
374	390	436	389	353	354	378

Places of interest

• 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

• INSEE

External links

• Maps and photographs of the commune (French)
• Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre on the Quid website (French)
  

  Panoramic view of Menetreol