Menetou-Râtel

Menetou-Râtel
Menetou-Râtel
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Mayor	Michel Desreaux (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	242–377 m (794–1,237 ft) (avg. 311 m/1,020 ft)
Land area1	28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Population2	488  (2008)
- Density	17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18144/ 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°21′07″N 2°45′24″E / 47.3519444444°N 2.75666666667°E / 47.3519444444; 2.75666666667

Menetou-Râtel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A winegrowing and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D85, D86 and the D923 roads. The commune is one of only a few that can grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine.

Population

Historical population of Menetou-Râtel

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
547	594	526	506	483	480	488

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fourteenth century priory of Notre-Dame.
• The château de Couet built in 1875.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Menetou-Râtel on the Quid website (French)