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Moncontour

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commune in Vienne, France

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Place details

Locality
Moncontour
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
1,045

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Air quality

53US AQIModerate
PM2.5
8.3 µg/m³
PM10
14.9 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department
Vienne
Arrondissement
Châtellerault
Canton
Loudun
Mayor 2020 2026
Édouard Renaud
Area
41.06 km (15.85 sq mi)
Density
23.8/km (61.6/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)

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moncontour” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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