Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
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Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre (, literally ''Ménétréol on
Sauldre The Sauldre (, ) is a long river in central France, a right tributary of the Cher. Its source is near the village of Montigny, southwest of Sancerre. The Sauldre flows generally northwest, through the following departments and towns: * Cher: ...
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commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire
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Geography

An area of lakes,
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comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D924, D12 and the D79 roads. The Petite Sauldre flows westward through the middle of the commune; the village lies on its right bank. The
Rère The Rère () is a long river in the Cher and Loir-et-Cher departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative ...
flows northwestward, then southwestward, through the heavily-wooded southern part of the commune.


Population


Sights

* The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century. * The remains of the castle of la Faye, dating from the thirteenth century.


See also

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Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Cher (department)