Meusnes

Meusnes

Meusnes
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton Saint-Aignan
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Cher - Sologne
Mayor Alain Persillet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 68–132 m (223–433 ft)
(avg. 84 m/276 ft)
Land area1 13.35 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population2 945  (1999)
 - Density 71 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 41139/ 41130
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.

Meusnes is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

History

The church of Saint-Pierre dates from the 12th century and is built in the typical Romanesque basilica style: cross shaped with three apses at the east end.

See also