Moncontour (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kɔ̃tuʁ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Moncontour | |
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 The village of Moncontour | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Moncontour  | |
  Moncontour  Moncontour | |
| 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 (2021)[2] | 987 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/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. | |
It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.
Notable people
editThe 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. |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites and monuments
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Moncontour keep -
Lake of Moncontour -
Recreation spot, built in 2006
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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 en historique depuis 1968, 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