Montsoreau
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Saumur | |
Canton | Saumur | |
Community association | Saumur Val de Loire | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 13 ' N , 0 ° 3' E | |
height | 27-88 m | |
surface | 5.19 km 2 | |
Residents | 446 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 49730 | |
INSEE code | 49219 | |
Montsoreau as seen from the battlements of the castle |
Montsoreau is a French municipality with 446 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saumur and the Canton of Saumur .
The association Les plus beaux villages de France has declared Montsoreau one of the most beautiful villages in France .
The municipality is part of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park . Its administration and information center in the Maison du Parc is also located here .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
Residents | 524 | 547 | 503 | 449 | 561 | 544 | 493 | 446 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montsoreau
Between the village and the Loire is the 15th century castle of Montsoreau . The castle in a strategically important location once secured the road from Chinon to Saumur . From the battlements of the castle you can see the Loire and the roofs of Montsoreau. The dried out moat between the castle and the village is clearly recognizable.
climate
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Montsoreau
Source: Climatologie mensuelle à la station de Montreuil-Bellay ; Infoclimat.fr (humidity, snowy days 1961–1990)
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Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
Montsoreau in literature
Montsoreau is the setting of Alexandre Dumas' novel La Dame de Monsoreau ( see Louis de Clermont ).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1129-1134.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Montsoreau on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)
- ↑ Climatologie de l'année 2017 à Montreuil-Bellay - Grande-Champagne ( French )
- ↑ Normes et records 1961–1990: Angers-Beaucouzé (49) - altitude 50m ( French ) Infoclimat. Retrieved January 9, 2016.