Montmorillon

Montmorillon
City coat of arms
Montmorillon
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Montmorillon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Montmorillon
Canton	Montmorillon
Intercommunality	Montmorillonnais
Mayor	Guillaume de Russé (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	82–168 m (269–551 ft) (avg. 105 m/344 ft)
Land area1	57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population2	7,039  (2006)
- Density	123 /km2 (320 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	86165/ 86500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°25′37″N 0°52′18″E / 46.4269444444°N 0.871666666667°E / 46.4269444444; 0.871666666667

Montmorillon is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

The clay mineral montmorillonite was named after Montmorillon after its discovery there in 1847.

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Tourisme Montmorillon (in French)