Montmorillon

Montmorillon is a commune in the Vienne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in central-western France. The clay mineral montmorillonite (a silicate) was named after Montmorillon when it was discovered there in 1847.

It is one of the two subprefectures of the Vienne department and the capital of the canton of Montmorillon.

Montmorillon is well known for its macarons, and has a museum dedicated to it.

Geography
Montmorillon is along the Gartempe river. The city is at  to the southeast of Poitiers and at  to the nortwest of Limoges.

It has an area of  and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

+ Montmorillon and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Montmorillon

The communes that are around Montmorillon are Saulgé, Jouhet, Sillars, Journet, Saint-Léomer, Bourg-Archambault, Lathus-Saint-Rémy and Pindray.

Climate
The climate of Montmorillon, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Montmorillon are known, in French, as Montmorillonnais (women: Montmorillonnaises).

With a population of 6,155, Confolens has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Montmorillon

Administration
Montmorillon is a subprefecture of the Vienne department since 1800. It is also the capital of the canton of Montmorillon.


People from Montmorillon
Étienne de Vignolles, called La Hire (1390-1443), French military commander during the Hundred Years' War
Paul de Ladmirault (1808-1898) French general and senator,
Joseph Carré (1870-1941), architect
Régine Deforges (1935-2014), novelist 
Simon Pagenaud (1984-), Champion Indycar Driver

Twin cities
Montmorillon is a twin town of:
  Wadern, Germany, since 1968
  Medina del Campo, Spain, since 1994
  Safané, Burkina Faso, since 1997
  Gościno, Poland, since 2003
  Putna, Romania, since 2013

Montmorillon is also partner withː
  Guildford, United Kingdom, since 1964

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Montmorillon
 Communes of the Vienne department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Montmorillon - official website 
 Office or Tourisme website  

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Vienne