Moncoutant Explained

Moncoutant
Arrondissement:Bressuire
Canton:Cerizay
Insee:79179
Postal Code:79320
Commune:Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
Coordinates:46.7244°N -0.5875°W
Elevation M:180
Elevation Min M:153
Elevation Max M:226
Area Km2:26.32
Population:3157
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Moncoutant (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃kutɑ̃/) is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre.[2]

Geography

Moncoutant is located in a bocage area in northern Deux-Sèvres, on the Sèvre Nantaise, 50 km north of Niort and 15 km south of Bressuire.

Economy

Moncoutant is a mainly agricultural town. However, it also has numerous shops and a few industries. Since 2001, it has also become a tourist center, thanks to the opening of the fishing holiday center

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/11/23/TERB1833541A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral