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Montmorillon
Sign in to saveMontmorillon () 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.
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Montmorillon is a commune in France, situated in the Vienne department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Montmorillon and the cantón of Montmorillon. The town is located near the Gartempe body of water and shares borders with Bourg-Archambault, Jouhet, Journet, and Lathus-Saint-Rémy. Its postal code is 86500, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone.
The area of Montmorillon is 57, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 168. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 6,507 residents (2,785 male and 3,169 female) and another citing 7,960. The commune is twinned with Wadern, Medina del Campo, Gmina Gościno, and Putna. It is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Montmorillon
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,960
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Montmorillon
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Montmorillon - Église Notre Dame de Montmorillon - 20190912142136.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of the apse of the Notre Dame Church and Le Vieux-Pont
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Montmorillon (Vienne).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Montmorillon
- French commune.canton
- Montmorillon
- French commune.INSEE
- 86165
- French commune.postal code
- 86500
- French commune.mayor
- Bernard Blanchet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 105
- French commune.elevation min m
- 82
- French commune.elevation max m
- 168
- French commune.area km2
- 57
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Montmorillon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Montmorillon
- Population
- 5821
- Area
- 57
- Elevation
- 121
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Gartempe
- Shares border with
- Sillars
- Official website
- www.montmorillon.fr
- Image
- Montmorillon pont.JPG
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- Commons category
- Montmorillon
- postal code
- 86500
- twinned administrative body
- Putna
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Montmorillon
- associated electoral district
- cantón of Montmorillon
- male population
- 2785
- female population
- 3169
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-49-91-13-99
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Le Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillon (MAHM)
- Population
- Sister cities
- Notable people
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Montmorillon () 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.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montmorillon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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