Moncontour, Vienne

Moncontour
The village of Moncontour
The village of Moncontour
Coat of arms of Moncontour
Location of Moncontour
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Moncontour is located in France
Moncontour
Moncontour
Moncontour is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Moncontour
Moncontour
Coordinates: 46°52′57″N 0°00′57″W / 46.8825°N 0.0158°W / 46.8825; -0.0158
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementChâtellerault
CantonLoudun
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Édouard Renaud[1]
Area
1
41.06 km2 (15.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
987
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86161 /86330
Elevation51–115 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.