Menet | |
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The town hall of Menet | |
![]() Location of 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 |
Area 1 | 29.86 km2 (11.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 521 |
| • Density | 17.4/km2 (45.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15124 /15400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Menet (French pronunciation: [mənɛ]; Occitan: Marc) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
The village is noteworthy for its twelfth century Romanesque Church of St Peter, and for its small lake.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 819 | — |
| 1975 | 653 | −3.18% |
| 1982 | 653 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 622 | −0.61% |
| 1999 | 580 | −0.77% |
| 2007 | 511 | −1.57% |
| 2012 | 520 | +0.35% |
| 2017 | 555 | +1.31% |
| 2023 | 521 | −1.05% |
| Source: INSEE | ||