Les Montils

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Alain Duchalais^[1]Area9.27 km² (3.58 sq mi)Population1,904 • Density210/km² (530/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation62–101 m (203–331 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Montils (French pronunciation: [le mɔ̃til]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.^[3]

Geography

Les Montils is at the edge of the Sologne, at an altitude of 80 m (approx.). This town is bordered by the Cosson in the north, through the Beuvron. To the west of the village, the Bièvre flows into Beuvron. At this point, there are numerous beavers.

Tourism

• Recreation area Masnières
• A model railway with a train that can be ridden by visitors in the summer months.

Sights

• From the old village remains a strong tower, the tower of Montils, an arch and some walls.
• Château de Frileuse

Agriculture

• Wine : Cheverny, AOC

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	717	—
1975	808	+1.72%
1982	1,046	+3.76%
1990	1,196	+1.69%
1999	1,436	+2.05%
2007	1,644	+1.71%
2012	1,868	+2.59%
2017	1,943	+0.79%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

• Antonio de La Gandara (1861–1917), painter

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References