Montsoreau

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Montsoreau
Montsoreau coat of arms
Montsoreau (France)
Montsoreau
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 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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 11.1 12.1 15.1 17.4 22.5 27 26.4 27.2 21.6 19.9 12.7 9.2 O 18.6
Min. Temperature (° C) 8.8 4th 6.5 4.5 10.6 14.2 15.3 15.3 11.2 10.2 4.4 2.6 O 9
Temperature (° C) 6.2 8.2 10.8 10.9 16.5 20.6 20.8 21.4 16.5 15th 8.5 5.9 O 13.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 66 35 50 3.5 45 51 27 15.5 34 11.5 29 40 Σ 407.5
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 2.3 3 4.8 5.9 6.8 7.6 7.7 7.7 6.2 4.2 2.3 2 O 5.1
Humidity ( % ) 88 84 80 77 77 75 74 76 80 86 89 89 O 81.2
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  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Climatologie mensuelle à la station de Montreuil-Bellay ; Infoclimat.fr (humidity, snowy days 1961–1990)

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

Commons : Montsoreau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Montsoreau on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)
  2. ↑ Climatologie de l'année 2017 à Montreuil-Bellay - Grande-Champagne ( French )
  3. ↑ Normes et records 1961–1990: Angers-Beaucouzé (49) - altitude 50m ( French ) Infoclimat. Retrieved January 9, 2016.