Menet

This article is about the French commune. For the ancient Egyptian princess, see Menet (princess).

Menet (French pronunciation: [mənɛ]) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Menet
Commune
The fountain and a house in Menet
Location of Menet
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Coordinates: 45°17′51″N 2°35′03″E / 45.2975°N 2.5842°E / 45.2975; 2.5842
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 km^2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	529
• Density	18/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

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

• Communes of the Cantal department

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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

 

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