Menetou-Couture

Menetou-Couture
Commune
The abbey church of Fontmorigny, in Menetou-Couture
Coat of arms
Location of Menetou-Couture
Menetou-Couture Location within France Menetou-Couture Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°02′46″N 2°54′55″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Ratillon
Area 1	28.93 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Highest elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Lowest elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Population  (2023)	343
• Density	11.9/km2 (30.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18143 /18320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	477	—
1975	394	−2.69%
1982	369	−0.93%
1990	356	−0.45%
1999	316	−1.32%
2007	341	+0.96%
2012	350	+0.52%
2017	365	+0.84%
2023	343	−1.03%
Source: INSEE

Sights

Historic sites

• 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

• Communes of the Cher department