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 .

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**

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

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## 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