Meusnes

Meusnes
Commune
Location of Meusnes
Meusnes Meusnes
Coordinates: 47°15′04″N 1°29′51″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Saint-Aignan
Intercommunality	Val-de-Cher-Controis
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Patrick Gibault
Area 1	13.35 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,066
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41139 /41130
Elevation	68–132 m (223–433 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meusnes (French pronunciation: [mœn]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

History

The church of Saint-Pierre dates from the 12th century and is built in the typical Romanesque basilica style: cross shaped with three apses at the east end.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 717 —     1806 813 +13.4% 1821 965 +18.7% 1831 1,055 +9.3% 1841 1,109 +5.1% 1851 1,022 −7.8% 1861 1,055 +3.2% 1872 1,101 +4.4% 1881 1,074 −2.5% 1891 1,057 −1.6% 1901 1,039 −1.7% 1911 1,027 −1.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 958 −6.7% 1931 886 −7.5% 1946 926 +4.5% 1954 901 −2.7% 1962 965 +7.1% 1968 987 +2.3% 1975 937 −5.1% 1982 1,017 +8.5% 1990 1,009 −0.8% 1999 945 −6.3% 2007 1,009 +6.8% 2014 1,096 +8.6%

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department