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Montmorillon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 View of the apse of the Notre Dame Church and Le Vieux-Pont | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montmorillon  | |
  Montmorillon  Montmorillon | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′37″N 0°52′18″E / 46.4269°N 0.8717°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon |
| Canton | Montmorillon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Blanchet[1] |
| Area 1 | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,919 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86165 /86500 |
| Elevation | 82–168 m (269–551 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montmorillon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɔʁijɔ̃] ) is a commune in central-western France, in the Vienne department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Its inhabitants are called Montmorillonnaises and Montmorillonnais.[3]
Montmorillon is a Book town and it is branded as the "City of Writing". The town has several writing-inspired museums and bookshops covering several genres.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Services publics Montmorillon". habitants.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-19.