Moncontour, Vienne
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| Commune of Moncontour | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 00' 57" West |
| Latitude | 46° 52' 57" North |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| Canton | Chief town, Canton of Moncontour |
| Mayor | Édouard Renaud (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 51 m–115 m (avg. 70 m) |
| Land area¹ | 41.06 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
980 |
| - Density (1999) | 23/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86161/ 86330 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Moncontour is a commune in the Vienne département, in the Poitou-Charentes région of France.
It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.
[edit] Sites and Monuments
 Moncontour |
 Moncontour dungon |
 Lake of Moncontour |
 Recreation spot, built in 2006 |
[edit] External Sites
- (French) Mayor's Office
- (French) Communauté de Communes du Pays Loudunais - CCPL
- (French) Moncontour on the Nation Geographic Institute
- (French) Moncontour on Insee
- (French) Moncontour on Quid
- (French) Moncontour on a map of France
- (English) Moncontour on Mapquest
- (French) Ariel view of Moncontour.
- (French) EXO Active Park
