Moncontour, Vienne
Moncontour | |
|---|---|
 The village of Moncontour | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Moncontour | |
  Moncontour Location within France  Moncontour Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| 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
The composer Raymond Vaillant was born here on 21 January 1935.
Politician Maria Rabaté was born in Moncontour, on 3 July 1900.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Moncontour keep
Lake of Moncontour
Recreation spot, built in 2006
See also
References
- ↑ "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
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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