Moncontour | |
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 The village of Moncontour | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Moncontour  | |
  Moncontour  Moncontour | |
| Coordinates: 46°52′57″N 0°00′57″W / 46.8825°N 0.0158°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| Canton | Loudun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Édouard Renaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 41.06 km2 (15.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 987 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86161 /86330 |
| Elevation | 51–115 m (167–377 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moncontour (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kɔ̃tuʁ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.