Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
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| local community | Montmoreau | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 ' N , 0 ° 8' E | |
| Post Code | 16190 | |
| Former INSEE code | 16230 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard is a commune Déléguée in the French community Montmoreau with 1,056 inhabitants (2014) in the Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
The municipality was created in 1966 from the merger of Montmoreau and Saint-Cybard. On January 1, 2017, it was merged with Aignes-et-Puypéroux , Saint-Amant-de-Montmoreau , Saint-Eutrope and Saint-Laurent-de-Belzagot to form the Commune nouvelle Montmoreau. The municipality of Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard belonged to the Arrondissement of Angoulême and the canton of Tude-et-Lavalette
geography
Neighboring municipalities of Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard were Pérignac in the north, Aignes-et-Puypéroux in the northeast, Saint-Amant-de-Montmoreau in the east, Saint-Laurent-de-Belzagot in the south and Saint-Eutrope in the west. The place is crossed by the river Tude .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2014 |
| Residents | 842 | 1099 | 1177 | 1179 | 1120 | 1052 | 1064 | 1056 |
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Denis in Montmoreau (12th century, monument historique since 1846)
- Saint-Cybard Church
- Montmoreau Castle (12th to 15th centuries, Monument historique since 1952)
Personalities
- Marc-René de Montalembert (1714–1800), Seigneur de Montmoreau
