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Menetou-Râtel

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Menetou-Râtel
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CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Corine Lelievre[1]
Area
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28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18144 /18300
Elevation242–377 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.

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Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962547—    
1968594+8.6%
1975526−11.4%
1982506−3.8%
1990483−4.5%
1999480−0.6%
2008488+1.7%

Sights

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  • 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

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References

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