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Menet
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac |
| Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Gentiane |
| Mayor | Alexis Monier (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 579–980 m (1,900–3,220 ft) (avg. 715 m/2,346 ft) |
| Land area1 | 29.86 km2 (11.53 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 506 (2008) |
| - Density | 17 /km2 (44 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15124/ 15400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Menet is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
The village is noteworthy for its twelfth century Romanesque Church of St Peter, and for its small lake.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 851 | 819 | 653 | 653 | 622 | 580 | 506 |