Montmirail, Marne

Montmirail (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃miʁaj]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Castle, church

Montmirail
Commune
The town hall in Montmirail
Location of Montmirail
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Coordinates: 48°52′13″N 3°32′14″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Sézanne-Brie et Champagne
Intercommunality	CC Brie Champenoise
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Etienne Dhuicq[1]
Area 1	48.82 km2 (18.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,551
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51380 /51210
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz (1613-1679), a French churchman, writer of memoirs, and agitator in the Fronde was born in Montmirail.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,061	—
1975	3,423	+1.61%
1982	3,696	+1.10%
1990	3,812	+0.39%
1999	3,783	−0.08%
2007	3,796	+0.04%
2012	3,742	−0.29%
2017	3,598	−0.78%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Marne department