Montguyon
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Montguyon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ɡɥijɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Montguyon | |
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Ruins of the chateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Montguyon | |
  Montguyon  Montguyon | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′58″N 0°11′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Mouchebœuf[1] |
Area 1 | 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,705 |
| • Density | 93.78/km2 (242.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17241 /17270 |
| Elevation | 30–121 m (98–397 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,841 | — |
| 1975 | 1,648 | −1.57% |
| 1982 | 1,662 | +0.12% |
| 1990 | 1,647 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 1,462 | −1.32% |
| 2009 | 1,458 | −0.03% |
| 2014 | 1,525 | +0.90% |
| 2020 | 1,564 | +0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
The French mathematician, geodesist and military officer André-Louis Cholesky who devised Cholesky decomposition method was born here.
