Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
|commune status = Commune
|image = Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre mairie-écoles.jpg
|caption = Town hall and school
|arrondissement = Vierzon
|canton = Aubigny-sur-Nère
|INSEE = 18147
|postal code = 18700
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Sauldre et Sologne
|coordinates = {{coord|47.4489|2.3086|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 152
|elevation min m = 131
|elevation max m = 183
|area km2 = 50.08
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre ({{IPA|fr|menetʁeɔl syʁ soldʁ}}, literally Ménétréol on Sauldre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some {{convert|16|mi|km}} north of Bourges at the junction of the D924, D12 and the D79 roads.
The Petite Sauldre flows westward through the middle of the commune; the village lies on its right bank.
The Rère flows northwestward, then southwestward, through the heavily-wooded southern part of the commune.
Population
{{Historical populations
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1962|230|
1968|256|
1975|250|
1982|223|
1990|229|
1999|271|
2008|252
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Sights
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The remains of the castle of la Faye, dating from the thirteenth century.
See also
References
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