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″N 2°35′03″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 km^2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	531
• Density	18/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Menet (French pronunciation: [mənɛ]) 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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.