Montguyon

Montguyon is a commune with 1476 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Charente -Maritime in the Poitou -Charentes; it belongs to the district Jonzac and Canton Montguyon.

Demographics

• INSEE: Population development of Montguyon 1962-1999

Personalities

• André- Louis Cholesky, mathematicians
• Jean -Baptiste - Thenard Dumousseau
• Ivan Peychès (1906-1978) Member of the Académie des Sciences.

Attractions

• The castle ruins Montguyon from the year 1082; the present structure dates from the 13th century with tags from the 16th century. It was burned down in 1793.
• The Allée couverte de Pierre Folle, an about 4500 year old megalithic construction.