Menetou-Râtel

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2022–2026) Corine Lelievre^[1]Area28.01 km² (10.81 sq mi)Population464 • Density17/km² (43/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation242–377 m (794–1,237 ft)
(avg. 311 m or 1,020 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Menetou-Râtel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire 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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	547	—
1968	594	+8.6%
1975	526	−11.4%
1982	506	−3.8%
1990	483	−4.5%
1999	480	−0.6%
2008	488	+1.7%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References