Monnaie
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Monnaie
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.arrondissement
- Tours
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques Lemaire
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 89
- French commune.elevation max m
- 147
- French commune.area km2
- 39.42
- French commune.INSEE
- 37153
- French commune.postal code
- 37380
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Monnaie (37).svg
- French commune.canton
- Vouvray
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Monnaie
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Tours
- Population
- +4833
- Area
- +39.42
- Elevation
- +122
- Shares border with
- Vouvray
- Official website
- www.ville-monnaie.fr
- Image
- Mairie de monnaie.jpg
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Monnaie () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The town is part of the Touraine-Est Vallées community of communes, which facilitates regional cooperation on various administrative and developmental matters.
== History == During the Franco-Prussian War, the Battle of Monnaie took place on 20 December 1870. In this engagement, a Hanover division of the Imperial German Army, commanded by General Schwarzkoppen, defeated French forces led by General Ferry Pisani, subsequently leading to the German occupation of Tours.