Montmorillon
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Commune of Montmorillon |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Vienne (sous-préfecture) |
Arrondissement | Montmorillon |
Canton | Montmorillon (chief town) |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Montmorillonnais |
Mayor | Guillaume de Russé (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 82 m–168 m (avg. 105 m) |
Land area¹ | 57 km² |
Population² (1999) |
6,898 |
- Density | 121/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 86165/ 86500 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Montmorillon is a commune of the Vienne département, in France.
The clay mineral montmorillonite was named after Montmorillon after its discovery there in 1847.
[edit] External links
- Tourisme Montmorillon (in French)