Ménétrol

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Ménétrol

Total population

1,642

Elevation312 m

Land area8.94 km²

Coordinates45.87°, 3.13°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ménétrol is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

Jean-Claude Theillière

cyclist

Pierre Giraud

French priest

Amable de Bourzeys

French writer and academic (1606–1672)

M

Maurice Persat

French military officer (1788-1858)

Betty Weiss

French sports executive

G

Gérard Boche

French politician (1930-1999)

Jean Tourlonias

French painter (1937-2000)

J

Joseph Dixmier

French politician (1894-1980)

L

Louis Chartoire

M

Michel Champleboux

French politician (1901–1967)

Serge Godard

French politician

Victor Fonfreide

French painter (1872-1934)

Henry-Amédée Lelorgne

French writer (1830–1887)

Alain Oudot de Dainville

French admiral

J

Jean-Ossaye Mombur

French sculptor (1850-1896)

Thomas Degeorge

French painter (1786–1854)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Riom
  1.5 mi away · pop. 18,736
• Royat
  8.3 mi away · pop. 4,403
• Romagnat
  10.1 mi away · pop. 7,869
• Le Cendre
  10.9 mi away · pop. 5,494
• Aigueperse
  11 mi away · pop. 2,736
• La Roche-Blanche
  11.3 mi away · pop. 3,436
• Saint-Genès-Champanelle
  11.7 mi away · pop. 3,883
• Les Martres-de-Veyre
  13.4 mi away · pop. 3,863
• Gannat
  16.1 mi away · pop. 5,759
• Vic-le-Comte
  16.8 mi away · pop. 5,242
• Orcival
  18.9 mi away · pop. 245
• Abrest
  21.9 mi away · pop. 2,919

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Recently spotted species

Woundwort Shield Bug

Stagonomus venustissimus

Seen 2026-06-09

common poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Seen 2026-06-09

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-06-09

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Seen 2026-06-09

viper's-bugloss

Echium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-09

Vestal Cuckoo Bumble bee

Bombus vestalis

Seen 2026-06-09

Azure Damselfly

Coenagrion puella

Seen 2026-06-09

Large Red Damselfly

Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Seen 2026-06-09

Southern Skimmer

Orthetrum brunneum

Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ménétrol, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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