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
Poitou-Charentes Arrondissement of Montmorillon Cantons of France Postal codes in France
581102
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