Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor

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]

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Commune
The Place de la Carrière in the centre of Moncontour, with the tourist office
Coat of arms
Location of Moncontour
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Coordinates: 48°21′36″N 2°37′55″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

Historical population

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

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

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" (in French). 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.

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)