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Menetou Râtel

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Canton
  
Sancerre

Area
  
28.01 km²

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Arrondissement
  
Bourges

Population (2008)
  
488

Local time
  
Sunday 1:33 AM

Menetou-Râtel

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 88% Humidity

Menetou-Râtel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Contents

Map of 18300 Menetou-R%C3%A2tel, France

Geography

A winegrowing and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D85, D86 and the D923 roads. The commune is one of only a few that can grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine.

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fourteenth-century priory of Notre-Dame.
  • The chateau of Couet built in 1875.
  • A watermill.

    • References

    Menetou-Râtel Wikipedia
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