Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
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Coordinates: 47°19′07″N 2°51′24″E / 47.3186°N 2.8567°ECoordinates: 47°19′07″N 2°51′24″E / 47.3186°N 2.8567°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Sancerre |
Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Roger Laurent |
Area1 | 5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 378 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18146 /18300 |
Elevation | 142–252 m (466–827 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
A winegrowing and farming village situated by the banks of the rivers Vauvise and Loire and the Loire lateral canal, some 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D9 with the D920 and the D307 roads. The Sauvignon blanc grapes grown here are used for Sancerre AOC wines.