Montmorillon

Montmorillon
View of the apse of the Notre Dame Church and Le Vieux-Pont
View of the apse of the Notre Dame Church and Le Vieux-Pont
Coat of arms of Montmorillon
Location of Montmorillon
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Montmorillon is located in France
Montmorillon
Montmorillon
Montmorillon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montmorillon
Montmorillon
Coordinates: 46°25′37″N 0°52′18″E / 46.4269°N 0.8717°E / 46.4269; 0.8717
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementMontmorillon
CantonMontmorillon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Blanchet[1]
Area
1
57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,919
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86165 /86500
Elevation82–168 m (269–551 ft)
(avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montmorillon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɔʁijɔ̃] ) is a commune in central-western France, in the Vienne department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Its inhabitants are called Montmorillonnaises and Montmorillonnais.[3]

Montmorillon is a Book town and it is branded as the "City of Writing". The town has several writing-inspired museums and bookshops covering several genres.

  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.
  3. ^ "Services publics Montmorillon". habitants.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-19.