Montmorillon
Montmorillon is a commune with 6319 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Vienne in the Poitou -Charentes; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement and canton of Montmorillon Montmorillon.
The community is considered in France as a book town.
Geography
Montmorillon located 50 km south-east of Poitiers and 90 km north- west of Limoges. The town is crossed by the Gartempe.
History
Demographics
Attractions
- The octagon Montmorillon (12th century)
- The church of Notre -Dame ( 12th - 14th century)
- The Maison -Dieu ( chapel of Saint- Laurent, with a façade from the 12th century )
- The church of Saint -Martial
Geology
Montmorillon has given the montmorillonite his name, a layer silicate.
Twinning
- Wadern, Germany, since 1977
- Medina del Campo, Spain, since 1994
- Safané, Burkina Faso, since 1997
- Gościno, Poland
Personalities
- Étienne de Vignolles called La Hire (1390-1442), companion in arms of Joan of Arc
- Paul de Ladmirault (1808-1898), General
- Régine Deforges (1935-2014), writer and publisher