Moncoutant

Moncoutant (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kutɑ̃]) is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre.^[2]

Moncoutant
Part of Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
The town hall in Moncoutant
Location of Moncoutant
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Coordinates: 46°43′28″N 0°35′15″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Bressuire
Canton	Cerizay
Commune	Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
Area 1	26.32 km2 (10.16 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	3,223
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	79320
Elevation	153–226 m (502–741 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Moncoutant is located in a bocage area in northern Deux-Sèvres, on the Sèvre Nantaise, 50 km north of Niort and 15 km south of Bressuire.

Economy

Moncoutant is a mainly agricultural town. However, it also has numerous shops and a few industries. Since 2001, it has also become a tourist center, thanks to the opening of the fishing holiday center

History

Points of interest

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department