Montguyon

Montguyon
Ruins of the chateau Ruins of the chateau
Coat of arms of Montguyon Coat of arms
Montguyon
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Montguyon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Montguyon
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Bastère
Area1	18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,453
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17241 / 17270
Elevation	30–121 m (98–397 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
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.

Montguyon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,450	—
1800	1,298	−10.5%
1806	1,299	+0.1%
1821	1,421	+9.4%
1831	1,471	+3.5%
1836	1,457	−1.0%
1841	1,454	−0.2%
1846	1,415	−2.7%
1851	1,422	+0.5%
1856	1,404	−1.3%
1861	1,513	+7.8%
1866	1,542	+1.9%
1872	1,509	−2.1%
1876	1,534	+1.7%
1881	1,659	+8.1%
1886	1,684	+1.5%
1891	1,650	−2.0%
1896	1,572	−4.7%
1901	1,616	+2.8%
1906	1,674	+3.6%
1911	1,619	−3.3%
1921	1,522	−6.0%
1926	1,537	+1.0%
1931	1,567	+2.0%
1936	1,545	−1.4%
1946	1,467	−5.0%
1954	1,542	+5.1%
1962	1,737	+12.6%
1968	1,841	+6.0%
1975	1,648	−10.5%
1982	1,662	+0.8%
1990	1,647	−0.9%
1999	1,461	−11.3%
2008	1,453	−0.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE