Montmorillon

Montmorillon
Subprefecture and commune
The town hall in Montmorillon
Coat of arms
Location of Montmorillon
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Coordinates: 46°25′37″N 0°52′18″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Montmorillon
Canton	Montmorillon
Intercommunality	Montmorillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Yves Bouloux
Area ^1	57.00 km^2 (22.01 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	6,155
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Montmorillonnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86165 /86500
Elevation	82–168 m (269–551 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
Website	www.montmorillon.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montmorillon is a commune in the Vienne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in central-western France. The clay mineral montmorillonite (a silicate) was named after Montmorillon when it was discovered there in 1847.

It is one of the two subprefectures of the Vienne department and the capital of the canton of Montmorillon.

Montmorillon is well known for its macarons, and has a museum dedicated to it.

Geography

Montmorillon is along the Gartempe river. The city is at 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast of Poitiers and at 90 km (56 mi) to the nortwest of Limoges.

It has an area of 57 km² (22 sq mi) and its average altitude is 125 m (410 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 90 m (300 ft).^[1]

Montmorillon and its neighboring communes

The communes that are around Montmorillon are Saulgé, Jouhet, Sillars, Journet, Saint-Léomer, Bourg-Archambault, Lathus-Saint-Rémy and Pindray.

Climate

The climate of Montmorillon, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Montmorillon are known, in French, as Montmorillonnais (women: Montmorillonnaises).^[2]

With a population of 6,155,^[3] Confolens has a population density of 108 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Montmorillon

Administration

Montmorillon is a subprefecture of the Vienne department since 1800. It is also the capital of the canton of Montmorillon.^[4]

View of Montmorillon from the left side of the Gartempe river

People from Montmorillon

• Étienne de Vignolles, called La Hire (1390-1443), French military commander during the Hundred Years' War
• Paul de Ladmirault (1808-1898) French general and senator,
• Joseph Carré (1870-1941), architect
• Régine Deforges (1935-2014), novelist
• Simon Pagenaud (1984-), Champion Indycar Driver

Twin cities

Twinning of Montmorrillon

Montmorillon is a twin town of:^[5]

• Wadern, Germany, since 1968
• Medina del Campo, Spain, since 1994
• Safané, Burkina Faso, since 1997
• Gościno, Poland, since 2003
• Putna, Romania, since 2013

Montmorillon is also partner withː

• Guildford, United Kingdom, since 1964

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Montmorillon
• Communes of the Vienne department

References

1. "'Montmorillon". Map-France.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
2. "Vienne (86)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
3. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. "Liste des cantons de l'arrondissement de Montmorillon" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
5. "Jumelage" (in French). Ville de Montmorillon. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

Other websites

• Ville de Montmorillon - official website (in French)
• Office or Tourisme website (in French)