Moncontour | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Moncontour (Vienne).svg |
Arrondissement: | Châtellerault |
Canton: | Loudun |
Insee: | 86161 |
Postal Code: | 86330 |
Mayor: | Édouard Renaud[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 46.8825°N -0.0158°W |
Elevation M: | 70 |
Elevation Min M: | 51 |
Elevation Max M: | 115 |
Area Km2: | 41.06 |
Moncontour (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃kɔ̃tuʁ/) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.
The composer Raymond Vaillant was born here on 21 January 1935.
Politician Maria Rabaté was born in Moncontour, on 3 July 1900.[2]