Monts, Indre-et-Loire
Monts | |
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  Monts | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′41″N 0°37′31″E / 47.2781°N 0.6253°ECoordinates: 47°16′41″N 0°37′31″E / 47.2781°N 0.6253°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Monts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Richard |
| Area 1 | 27.28 km2 (10.53 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 7,835 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37159 /37260 |
| Elevation | 47–99 m (154–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Monts (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃] (
listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It was here at the Château de Candé on 3 June 1937 that The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, married the twice-divorced Wallis Warfield Simpson for whom he had abdicated the throne of Britain and the Empire.
They have an association football team playing in the , the eighth division of the French football league system. They are called AS Monts. They were founded in 1924 and play at the Stade des Griffonnes. Their kit is blue.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,102 | — |
| 1800 | 1,125 | +2.1% |
| 1806 | 1,274 | +13.2% |
| 1821 | 1,343 | +5.4% |
| 1831 | 1,155 | −14.0% |
| 1836 | 1,178 | +2.0% |
| 1841 | 1,212 | +2.9% |
| 1846 | 1,297 | +7.0% |
| 1851 | 1,205 | −7.1% |
| 1856 | 1,209 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 1,317 | +8.9% |
| 1866 | 1,409 | +7.0% |
| 1872 | 1,434 | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 1,652 | +15.2% |
| 1881 | 1,551 | −6.1% |
| 1886 | 1,522 | −1.9% |
| 1891 | 1,503 | −1.2% |
| 1896 | 1,514 | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 1,430 | −5.5% |
| 1906 | 1,502 | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 1,561 | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 1,582 | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 1,486 | −6.1% |
| 1931 | 1,515 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 1,649 | +8.8% |
| 1946 | 1,784 | +8.2% |
| 1954 | 2,129 | +19.3% |
| 1962 | 2,053 | −3.6% |
| 1968 | 3,506 | +70.8% |
| 1975 | 4,480 | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 5,421 | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 6,221 | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 6,514 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 7,013 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 6,895 | −1.7% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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