Moncontour, Vienne Explained

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.

Notable people

The composer Raymond Vaillant was born here on 21 January 1935.

Politician Maria Rabaté was born in Moncontour, on 3 July 1900.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: Calver, Jasmine . Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism: The Comité Mondial des Femmes contre la Guerre et le Fascisme, 1934 – 1941 . 2022-11-04 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-000-77374-3 . en.