Menet

This article is about the French commune. For the ancient Egyptian princess, see Menet (princess).

Menet
Commune
The fountain and a house in Menet
Location of Menet
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Coordinates: 45°17′51″N2°35′03″E / 45.2975°N 2.5842°E / 45.2975; 2.5842 Coordinates: 45°17′51″N2°35′03″E / 45.2975°N 2.5842°E / 45.2975; 2.5842
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Mauriac
Canton	Riom-ès-Montagnes
Intercommunality	Pays Gentiane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alexis Monier
Area 1	29.86 km2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018) [1]	544
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15124 /15400
Elevation	579–980 m (1,900–3,215 ft) (avg. 715 m or 2,346 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	851	—
1968	819	−3.8%
1975	653	−20.3%
1982	653	+0.0%
1990	622	−4.7%
1999	580	−6.8%
2008	506	−12.8%
2016	567	+12.1%

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

1. "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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