Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
Moncontour
Monkontour | |
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The Place de la Carrière in the centre of Moncontour, with the tourist office | |
Location of Moncontour | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′36″N 2°37′55″W / 48.36°N 2.6319°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Plaintel |
| Intercommunality | CA Lamballe Terre et Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Gaud Millorit |
Area 1 | 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 742 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22153 /22510 |
| Elevation | 98–182 m (322–597 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moncontour (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kɔ̃tuʁ]; Breton: Monkontour) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The 18th-century French economist Joachim Faiguet de Villeneuve [1703–1781) was born in Moncontour. It is one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.