Montendre
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 24 ′ W | |
| height | 44-120 m | |
| surface | 25.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,242 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 129 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17130 | |
| INSEE code | 17240 | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Montendre is a French municipality with 3242 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Les Trois Monts .
Population development
- 1962: 2760
- 1968: 2864
- 1975: 3480
- 1982: 3330
- 1990: 3140
- 1999: 3117
- 2017: 3242
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montendre
The Montendre Castle (9th century) was built on the ruins of a Roman oppidum built. The castle was enlarged in the 12th century and renewed in the 15th century. A round tower , a rectangular tower and parts of the walls still exist from the complex . The Musée d'Art et Traditions Populaires de Montendre is now located in the rectangular tower .
Town twinning
- Onda , Valencia Region, Spain
- Sulz am Neckar , Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 498-503.
Web links
Commons : Montendre - collection of images, videos and audio files
