Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
The town hall in Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
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
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Roger Laurent
Area^1	5.67 km^2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	378
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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
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

• 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