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Montmorillon

Subprefecture and commune

The town hall in Montmorillon

Coat of arms

Montmorillon

Location in France

Montmorillon

Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Country

Montmorillon

Montmorillonnais

Area

57.00 km² (22.01 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

6,155

• Density

107.982/km² (279.67/sq mi)

Montmorillonnais

• Summer (DST)

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 km² (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
- Climate
Population
Administration
People from Montmorillon
Twin cities
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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).

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.

Pindray	Jouhet	Journet
Sillars		Saint-Léomer
	Montmorillon

Saulgé	Saulgé	Bourg-Archambault & Lathus-Saint-Rémy

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).

With a population of 6,155, 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.

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