Montguyon
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 13 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 30-121 m | |
| surface | 18.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,576 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17270 | |
| INSEE code | 17241 | |
| Website | www.montguyon.fr | |
 Mairie Montguyon |
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Montguyon is a French commune with 1,576 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
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1737 | 1841 | 1648 | 1662 | 1647 | 1462 | 1454 | 1576 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montguyon
- Montguyon Castle ruins from 1082; the current facility dates from the 13th century with alterations from the 16th century. It was burned down in 1793
- Allée couverte de Pierre Folle , a megalithic construction around 4500 years old
- Saint-Vincent Church, Monument historique
Personalities
- André-Louis Cholesky , mathematician
- Jean-Baptiste Thenard-Dumousseau
- Ivan Peychès (1906–1978) member of the Académie des Sciences
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 522-524.
Web links
Commons : Montguyon - collection of images, videos and audio files
