Menetou-Couture
| Menetou-Couture | |
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The abbey church of Fontmorigny, in Menetou-Couture | |
  Menetou-Couture | |
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Location within Centre region  Menetou-Couture | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′46″N 2°54′55″E / 47.0461°N 2.9153°ECoordinates: 47°02′46″N 2°54′55″E / 47.0461°N 2.9153°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Nérondes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Ratillon |
| Area1 | 28.93 km2 (11.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 342 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18143 / 18320 |
| Elevation |
176–212 m (577–696 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) |
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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. | |
Menetou-Couture is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Liseron, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D189 and the D48 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 444 | — |
| 1968 | 477 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 394 | −17.4% |
| 1982 | 369 | −6.3% |
| 1990 | 356 | −3.5% |
| 1999 | 316 | −11.2% |
| 2008 | 342 | +8.2% |
Sights
Historic sites
- The church of St. Caprais, dating from the twelfth century
- The fifteenth-century chateau of Menetou-Couture.
- The ruins of the 12th-century abbey of Notre-Dame at Fontmorigny.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Menetou-Couture. |
- Menetou-Couture on the Quid website (French)
