Moncontour, Vienne
Moncontour | |
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 The village of Moncontour | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Moncontour | |
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| Coordinates: 46°52′57″N 0°00′57″W / 46.8825°N 0.0158°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| Canton | Loudun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Édouard Renaud[1] |
Area 1 | 41.06 km2 (15.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 976 |
| • Density | 23.8/km2 (61.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86161 /86330 |
| Elevation | 51–115 m (167–377 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moncontour (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kɔ̃tuʁ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.
Notable people
[edit]The composer Raymond Vaillant was born here on 21 January 1935.
Politician Maria Rabaté was born in Moncontour, on 3 July 1900.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,171 | — |
| 1975 | 1,061 | −1.40% |
| 1982 | 1,036 | −0.34% |
| 1990 | 929 | −1.35% |
| 1999 | 980 | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 1,013 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 978 | −0.70% |
| 2017 | 986 | +0.16% |
| 2023 | 976 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites and monuments
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Moncontour keep
Lake of Moncontour
Recreation spot, built in 2006
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Calver, Jasmine (2022-11-04). Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism: The Comité Mondial des Femmes contre la Guerre et le Fascisme, 1934 – 1941. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-77374-3.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moncontour (Vienne).
- (in French) Mayor's Office
- (in French) Communauté de Communes du Pays Loudunais - CCPL
- (in French) Aerial view of Moncontour.
- (in French) EXO Active Park
- (in French) http://www.moncontour-active-park.fr
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