Moncontour (Côtes-d'Armor)

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Moncontour
Moncontour coat of arms
Moncontour (France)
Moncontour
region Brittany
Department Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc
Canton Plaintel
Community association Lamballe Terre et Mer
Coordinates 48 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 38 ′  W 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

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)

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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