Moncontour, Vienne

Moncontour
Commune
The village of Moncontour
Coat of arms
Location of Moncontour
Moncontour Moncontour
Coordinates: 46°52′57″N 0°00′57″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Loudun
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Édouard Renaud
Area 1	41.06 km2 (15.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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 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.

The composer Raymond Vaillant was born here on 21 January 1935.

Demographics

Historical population of Moncontour, Vienne

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1019	1171	1061	1036	929	980	1030

Sites and monuments

• 
  Moncontour dungeon
• 
  Lake of Moncontour
• 
  Recreation spot, built in 2006

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

External links

• (in French) Mayor's Office
• (in French) Communauté de Communes du Pays Loudunais - CCPL
• (in French) Aerial view of Moncontour.
• (in French) EXO Active Park
• (in French) http://www.moncontour-active-park.fr