Menet | |
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![]() The fountain and a house in Menet | |
Coordinates: 45°17′51″N 2°35′03″E / 45.2975°N 2.5842°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Cantal |
Arrondissement | Mauriac |
Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes |
Intercommunality | Pays Gentiane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Marandon[1] |
Area 1 | 29.86 km2 (11.53 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 531 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/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 (French pronunciation: [mənɛ]; Occitan: Marc) 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.