Menars
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Blois | |
| Canton | Blois-2 | |
| Community association | Agglomération de Blois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 1 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 67-111 m | |
| surface | 4.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 626 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 139 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41500 | |
| INSEE code | 41134 | |
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Menars is a French municipality with 626 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Blois and the canton Blois-2 and is traversed by the Loire .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 |
| Residents | 415 | 431 | 474 | 550 | 551 | 574 | 606 | 612 |
Attractions
- Menars Castle (17th / 18th century; not open to the public)
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church (17th century)
Personalities
- Jacques Charon, Seigneur de Menars, father-in-law of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), owner of Menars Castle
- Abel-François Poisson de Vandières (1725–1781), Marquis de Marigny et de Menars
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on a private page about Loire castles (French) , accessed on November 2, 2011
Web links
Commons : Menars - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
