Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
Commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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.
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