Moncontour (Vienne)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
Canton | Loudun | |
Community association | Pays Loudunais | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 53 ' N , 0 ° 1' E | |
height | 51-115 m | |
surface | 41.06 km 2 | |
Residents | 986 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 86330 | |
INSEE code | 86161 | |
Website | http://www.moncontour86.fr/ | |
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Moncontour is a French village with 986 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Loudun (until 2015: canton of Moncontour ). The inhabitants are called Moncontourois .
geography
Moncontour is located about 38 kilometers northwest of Poitiers on the Dive . Moncontour is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Arçay in the north, Mouterre-Silly in the northeast, Martaizé in the east and northeast, Saint-Clair in the east, Saint-Jean-de-Sauves in the east and southeast, La Grimaudière in the south and southeast, La Grimaudière in the South-west, Marnes in the south, Assais-les-Jumeaux in the south and south-west, Airvault in the south-west, Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes in the west and Brie in the north-west.
history
In 1569, the battle of Moncontour took place here between the Catholic troops of France and the Huguenots, which ended in the defeat of the Huguenots.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 582 | 543 | 1,061 | 1,036 | 929 | 980 | 1.009 | 975 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church in Moncontour, a historic monument since 1985
- Saint-Philibert church in Messais, built in the early 20th century
- Church of Sainte-Julitte-et-Saint-Cyr in Saint-Chartres from the 12th century
- Donjon von Moncontour from the 12th century, monument historique since 1877
- museum
Personalities
- Philibert von Baden (1536–1569), Margrave of Baden-Baden