Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard

Montmoreau -Saint- Cybard is a commune with 1055 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Charente in the Poitou -Charentes; it belongs to the district Angoulême and Canton Montmoreau -Saint- Cybard. The municipality was created in 1966 from the merger of Montmoreau and Saint- Cybard

Geography

Neighboring communities of Montmoreau -Saint- Cybard are Pérignac in the north, Aignes -et- Puypéroux in the Northeast, Saint -Amant in the east, Saint -Laurent -de- Belzagot in the south and St. Eutropius in the West. The town is crossed by the river Tude.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Romanesque church of Saint -Denis ( historique 12th century, Monument 1846) Montmoreau
  • Church Saint- Cybard
  • Montmoreau castle (12th - 15th century, Monument historique 1952)

Personalities

  • Marc -René de Montalembert (1714-1800), Seigneur de Montmoreau

Weblink

  • Community in the Charente
  • Place in Poitou -Charentes
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