Menetou-Râtel

Menetou-Râtel
Commune
Location of Menetou-Râtel
Menetou-Râtel is located in France
Menetou-Râtel
Menetou-Râtel
Location within France
Menetou-Râtel is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Menetou-Râtel
Menetou-Râtel
Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°21′07″N 2°45′24″E / 47.3519°N 2.7567°E / 47.3519; 2.7567
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Corine Lelievre
Area
1
28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Highest elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Lowest elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2023)
456
 • Density16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18144 /18300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Menetou-Râtel (French pronunciation: [mɛntu ʁatɛl] ⓘ) 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 594—    
1975 526−1.72%
1982 506−0.55%
1990 483−0.58%
1999 480−0.07%
2007 489+0.23%
2012 483−0.25%
2017 484+0.04%
2023 456−0.99%
Source: INSEE

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE