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Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre |
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Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Aubigny-sur-Nère |
| Intercommunality | Sauldre et Sologne |
| Mayor | Patrick Violleau (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 131–183 m (430–600 ft) (avg. 152 m/499 ft) |
| Land area1 | 50.08 km2 (19.34 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 252 (2008) |
| - Density | 5 /km2 (13 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18147/ 18700 |
| 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. | |
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
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An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some 16 miles (26 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.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 230 | 256 | 250 | 223 | 229 | 271 | 252 |