Moncontour (Côtes-d'Armor)
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
Canton | Plaintel | |
Community association | Lamballe Terre et Mer | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 22 ′ N , 2 ° 38 ′ W | |
height | 98-182 m | |
surface | 0.4 km 2 | |
Residents | 867 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 2,168 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 22510 | |
INSEE code | 22153 |
Moncontour is a French municipality with 867 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc and the canton of Plaintel . The place is on the right bank of the Evron River .
Moncontour is one of the most beautiful villages in France .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
Residents | 1141 | 1187 | 1149 | 1014 | 901 | 865 | 937 | 868 |
coat of arms
Blazon : "Under an ermine shield head in red a gold crowned and tongued silver lion "
Attractions
See also: List of monuments historiques in Moncontour (Côtes-d'Armor)
- Church Saint-Mathurin ( Monument historique ) with six windows from the Renaissance : Childhood of Jesus u. a. (see there in the navigation bar).
- Hotel Veillet-Dufrêche
- Hotel de Clézieux
- Porte du Faubourg Saint-Jean
- Tour Mognet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 734-743.
Web links
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