Moncontour, Vienne

Moncontour
City coat of arms
Moncontour
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Moncontour
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Moncontour
Mayor	Édouard Renaud (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	51–115 m (167–377 ft) (avg. 70 m/230 ft)
Land area1	41.06 km2 (15.85 sq mi)
Population2	1,030  (2006)
- Density	25 /km2 (65 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	86161/ 86330
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°52′57″N 0°00′57″W / 46.8825°N 0.0158°W / 46.8825; -0.0158

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

It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.

Demographics

Historical population of Moncontour, Vienne

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1019	1171	1061	1036	929	980	1030

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• (French) Mayor's Office
• (French) Communauté de Communes du Pays Loudunais - CCPL
• (French) Moncontour on Quid
• (French) Moncontour on a map of France
• (English) Moncontour on Mapquest
• (French) Aerial view of Moncontour.
• (French) EXO Active Park
• (French) http://www.moncontour-active-park.fr

Sites and monuments

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  Moncontour

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  Moncontour dungeon

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  Lake of Moncontour

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  Recreation spot, built in 2006