Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
| Moncontour Monkontour | ||
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  Moncontour | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Moncontour | ||
| Coordinates: 48°21′36″N 2°37′55″W / 48.36°N 2.6319°WCoordinates: 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 | Moncontour | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Moncontour de Bretagne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Didier Coldefy | |
| Area1 | 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 937 | |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22153 / 22510 | |
| Elevation | 98–182 m (322–597 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Moncontour (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.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,141 | — |
| 1968 | 1,187 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1,149 | −3.2% |
| 1982 | 1,014 | −11.7% |
| 1990 | 901 | −11.1% |
| 1999 | 865 | −4.0% |
| 2008 | 937 | +8.3% |
Inhabitants of Moncontour are called moncontourais in French.
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