Menet (French pronunciation: [mənɛ]) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
Menet | |
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 The fountain and a house in Menet | |
Location of Menet  | |
  Menet  Menet | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′51″N 2°35′03″E / 45.2975°N 2.5842°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac |
| Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes |
| Intercommunality | Pays Gentiane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Marandon[1] |
Area 1 | 29.86 km2 (11.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 529 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15124 /15400 |
| Elevation | 579–980 m (1,900–3,215 ft) (avg. 715 m or 2,346 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The village is noteworthy for its twelfth century Romanesque Church of St Peter, and for its small lake.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 851 | — |
| 1968 | 819 | −3.8% |
| 1975 | 653 | −20.3% |
| 1982 | 653 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 622 | −4.7% |
| 1999 | 580 | −6.8% |
| 2008 | 506 | −12.8% |
| 2016 | 567 | 12.1% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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