Menetou-Living room is a common French, located in the department of the Cher and the area Center. Population: 1726 inhabitants Surface: 3766 hectares

Its inhabitants is called the Monestrosalonien () S .

the vineyard of Menetou-Living room, name of controlled origin Menetou-living room is a very old vineyard if the old writings and documents concerning the seigniory and chatellery of Menetou-Living room are believed. One still finds acts of the year 1063,1097 and 1100, per which the Lord of Menetou makes gift with various religious orders of the area, and more particularly in famous Abbaye of Saint-Sulpice-the-Bourges, of vines located with closed of Davet.

In 1190, Hugues de Vèvre, Lord of Menetou-Living room, give him also grounds and vines with the Abbey of Loroy. Lastly, the old writings report that the wine of the vineyard of Menetou-Living room was one of the most beautiful ornaments of the table seigneuriale of the Minister of Finance Jacques Coeur, who acquired the seigniory of Menetou in 1450. One even says that Agnès Sorel, when it came to still rest under the old limes debouts close to the current castle, appreciated the wine of the " particularly; Closed of Dame". The vineyard of Menetou-Living room extends on 330 hectares from hill. The surface of name covers 10 communes of which Menetou-Living room.

Geography

The commune is located at sixteen kilometers in the north of Bourges on the RD11. Access: Access by the RD940 Bourges/Montargis/Paris Highway A71 Paris/Clermont-Ferrand, left Bourges. Park S.N.C.F. of Bourges

History

Monuments

• Castle of Menetou-Living room, increased by Ernest Sanson for the prince and the princess Auguste d' Arenberg (1884-1890)

The sumptuous castle of Menetou-Living room, masterpiece of neo-gothic architecture, classified to the additional inventory of the Historic buildings, having belonged to Jacques Coeur in 1448, whose Palate inspired its enlarging, presents today to its visitor opportunity of admiring the historical interior, magnificiently preserved, of a princely residence of the 19th century. You will also discover the gasoline and horse-drawn carriages there employed by Princes d' Arenberg until the Second world war, of which one which traversed Paris-Moscow twice, in 1911 and 1968, and inaugurated the Channel tunnel in 1994; a saddlery of pageantry, and a neo-gothic garden-labyrinth.

The current castle can tell five centuries of construction since the 14th century, start date of the building site up to 1888 with the major rehandlings to lead to the imposing residence inhabited by the current owner, his Highness Sérénissime, Ve Prince and Duc of French Arenberg.

Entirely furnished, the castle of Menetou keeps some beautiful richnesses of which a library which joins together 12.000 volumes, a certified hall copy of a chapter house of abbey, a trunk of voyage of Jacques Coeur, fabrics of the Flemish school. The place points out the memory of a great figure, that of Auguste d' Arenberg at the origin of the great restorations of the castle at last century. The castle of Menetou-Living room is a stage of the road Jacques Coeur.

Bonds

• Vignoble of Menetou-Living room
• the commune
• Menetou Salon Celebrates some - Humanitarian association
• the castle of Menetou-Living room

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