Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre

Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
Town hall and school
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
Coordinates: 47°26′56″N 2°18′31″E / 47.4489°N 2.3086°ECoordinates: 47°26′56″N 2°18′31″E / 47.4489°N 2.3086°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Violleau
Area^1	50.08 km^2 (19.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	252
• Density	5.0/km^2 (13/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18147 / 18700
Elevation	131–183 m (430–600 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 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-sur-Sauldre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some 16 miles (26 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D924, D12 and the D79 roads.

The Petite Sauldre flows westward through the middle of the commune; the village lies on its right bank. The Rère flows northwestward, then southwestward, through the heavily-wooded southern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	230	—
1968	256	+11.3%
1975	250	−2.3%
1982	223	−10.8%
1990	229	+2.7%
1999	271	+18.3%
2008	252	−7.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The remains of the castle of la Faye, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre on the Quid website (French)