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Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Montmoreau-Saint-CybardLocation within Poitou-Charentes region
Montmoreau-Saint-CybardAdministration Country France Region Poitou-Charentes Department Charente Arrondissement Angoulême Canton Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard Intercommunality Montmorélien Mayor Daniel Vinet
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 71–182 m (233–597 ft)
(avg. 82 m/269 ft)Land area1 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) Population2 1,062 (2008) - Density 89 /km2 (230 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 16230/ 16190 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: 45°24′00″N 0°07′54″E / 45.4°N 0.131666666667°E
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
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.[1] 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 fom the 12th.[2]
Population
Historical population of Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1841 1846 1851 1856 1861 383 411 429 448 456 535 591 649 675 701 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 699 771 785 791 797 736 743 780 834 882 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 769 800 732 721 754 772 842 1099 1177 1179 1990 1999 2008 1120 1052 1062 See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Charente
- Charente geography stubs
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