Montbouy

Montbouy
The canal du Loing near Montbouy church
Montbouy
Location within Centre region Montbouy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Montargis
Canton	Châtillon-Coligny
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Châtillon-Coligny
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Boscardin
Area1	26.73 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	732
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	45210 / 45230
Elevation	102–154 m (335–505 ft)
Website	montbouy.fr
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.

Montbouy is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Geography

The Aveyron river flows into the Loing in the commune.

History

Neolithic artefacts have been found on each side of the Loing river, downstream from Montbouy near Craon.

Many Celtic remains suggest that Montbouy was one of the Boii main towns until 1,500 years B.C.. At that time they came under pressure from the Belgae in the north and the Vascones in the south; consequently they left their territory in the Gâtinais around Montargis between the Loing river and the Rimarde river and, accompanied with some Lingones and Senones they went south to found Bolonia in North Italy. After they left their territory was occupied by the Senones and the Carnutes.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department