Moncontour, Vienne

Moncontour (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kɔ̃tuʁ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Moncontour
Commune
The village of Moncontour
Coat of arms
Location of Moncontour
Moncontour Show map of France Moncontour Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°52′57″N 0°00′57″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Loudun
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Édouard Renaud[1]
Area 1	41.06 km2 (15.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	982
• 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.

It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.

Notable people

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

Politician Maria Rabaté was born in Moncontour, on 3 July 1900.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,171	—
1975	1,061	−1.40%
1982	1,036	−0.34%
1990	929	−1.35%
1999	980	+0.60%
2007	1,013	+0.41%
2012	978	−0.70%
2017	986	+0.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sites and monuments

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

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department