Montmorillon
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Commune of Montmorillon |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Vienne (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon |
| Canton | Montmorillon (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Montmorillonnais |
| Mayor | Guillaume de Russé (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 82 m–168 m (avg. 105 m) |
| Land area¹ | 57 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,898 |
| - Density | 121/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 86165/ 86500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Montmorillon is a commune of the Vienne département, in France.
The clay mineral montmorillonite was named after Montmorillon after its discovery there in 1847.
[edit] External links
- Tourisme Montmorillon (in French)
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