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]
Moncontour
Monkontour | |
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 The Place de la Carrière in the centre of Moncontour, with the tourist office | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Moncontour  | |
  Moncontour  Moncontour | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′36″N 2°37′55″W / 48.36°N 2.6319°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Plaintel |
| Intercommunality | CA Lamballe Terre et Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Gaud Millorit[1] |
Area 1 | 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 745 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22153 /22510 |
| Elevation | 98–182 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. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,141 | — |
| 1968 | 1,187 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1,149 | −3.2% |
| 1982 | 1,014 | −11.7% |
| 1990 | 901 | −11.1% |
| 1999 | 865 | −4.0% |
| 2008 | 937 | +8.3% |
Inhabitants of Moncontour are called moncontourais in French.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Moncontour (Côtes-d'Armor): Cité médiévale en Bretagne" (in French). Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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