Montmirail, Marne
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Montmirail (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃miʁaj]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Montmirail | |
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 The town hall in Montmirail | |
 Location of Montmirail | |
  Montmirail Location within France  Montmirail Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′13″N 3°32′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Canton | Sézanne-Brie et Champagne |
| Intercommunality | CC Brie Champenoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Etienne Dhuicq[1] |
Area 1 | 48.82 km2 (18.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,535 |
| • Density | 72.41/km2 (187.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51380 /51210 |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz (1613-1679), a French churchman, writer of memoirs, and agitator in the Fronde was born in Montmirail.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,061 | — |
| 1975 | 3,423 | +1.61% |
| 1982 | 3,696 | +1.10% |
| 1990 | 3,812 | +0.39% |
| 1999 | 3,783 | −0.08% |
| 2007 | 3,796 | +0.04% |
| 2012 | 3,742 | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 3,598 | −0.78% |
| 2023 | 3,535 | −0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
