Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor

Commune in Brittany, France
Moncontour
Monkontour
Commune
The Place de la Carrière in the centre of Moncontour, with the tourist office
The Place de la Carrière in the centre of Moncontour, with the tourist office
Coat of arms of Moncontour
Coat of arms
Location of Moncontour
Map
(2020–2026)
Anne-Gaud Millorit[1]
Area
1
0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
745
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22153 /22510
Elevation98–182 m (322–597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moncontour (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kɔ̃tuʁ]; Breton: Monkontour) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The 18th-century French economist Joachim Faiguet de Villeneuve [1703–1781) was born in Moncontour. It is one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,141—    
19681,187+4.0%
19751,149−3.2%
19821,014−11.7%
1990901−11.1%
1999865−4.0%
2008937+8.3%

Inhabitants of Moncontour are called moncontourais in French.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Moncontour (Côtes-d'Armor): Cité médiévale en Bretagne" (in French). Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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