Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard

Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Part of Montmoreau
Coat of arms of Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Location of Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard is located in France
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Location within France
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°24′00″N 0°07′54″E / 45.4°N 0.1317°E / 45.4; 0.1317
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonTude-et-Lavalette
CommuneMontmoreau
Area
1
12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
1,082
 • Density90.17/km2 (233.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
16190
Elevation71–182 m (233–597 ft)
(avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɔʁo sɛ̃ sibaʁ]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was created in 1966 by the merger of the former communes Montmoreau and Saint-Cybard.[2] On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Montmoreau.[3]

The town is overlooked by a castle that dates from the Middle Ages, and a chapel within its gardens is classified as a historic monument.[4] While its walls date from the eleventh century, the castle was destroyed during the Hundred Years War. Today only a large gate remains of the original; the current castle was built in the 15th century in the form of a manor within the old walls. The Church of Saint-Denis, which was restored starting in the 19th century, dates from the 12th.[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,099—    
19751,177+0.98%
19821,179+0.02%
19901,120−0.64%
19991,052−0.69%
20061,060+0.11%
20181,082+0.17%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (2018)[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  2. 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard, EHESS (in French).
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 29 June 2016 (in French)
  4. ↑ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ↑ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Denis, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)