Menetou-Couture (French pronunciation: [mɛntu kutyʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

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The abbey church of Fontmorigny, in Menetou-Couture
The abbey church of Fontmorigny, in Menetou-Couture
Coat of arms of Menetou-Couture
Location of Menetou-Couture
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Menetou-Couture is located in France
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Menetou-Couture
Menetou-Couture is located in Centre-Val de Loire
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Menetou-Couture
Coordinates: 47°02′46″N 2°54′55″E / 47.0461°N 2.9153°E / 47.0461; 2.9153
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonLa Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Ratillon[1]
Area
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28.93 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
371
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18143 /18320
Elevation176–212 m (577–696 ft)
(avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962444—    
1968477+7.4%
1975394−17.4%
1982369−6.3%
1990356−3.5%
1999316−11.2%
2008342+8.2%

Sights

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Historic sites

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.