Montgueux

Montgueux (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ɡø]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

Montgueux
Commune
A general view of Montgueux
Location of Montgueux
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Coordinates: 48°18′22″N 3°57′37″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Troyes
Canton	Saint-Lyé
Intercommunality	CA Troyes Champagne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Thérèse Leroy[1]
Area 1	11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	388
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10248 /10300
Elevation	269 m (883 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

According to M. Girard, the modern Maurattes plains around the town were once known as the Campus Mauriacus, and it is considered the most likely location for the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.^[3][4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	231	—
1968	231	+0.0%
1975	274	+18.6%
1982	346	+26.3%
1990	360	+4.0%
1999	372	+3.3%
2008	404	+8.6%

See also

• Communes of the Aube department