Menet

Menet is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Menet
The fountain and a house in Menet
Location of Menet
Menet
Menet
Coordinates: 45°17′51″N 2°35′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementMauriac
CantonRiom-ès-Montagnes
IntercommunalityPays Gentiane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Marandon[1]
Area
1
29.86 km2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
532
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15124 /15400
Elevation579–980 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962851—    
1968819−3.8%
1975653−20.3%
1982653+0.0%
1990622−4.7%
1999580−6.8%
2008506−12.8%
2016567+12.1%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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