Montguyon | |
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Ruins of the chateau | |
![]() Location of Montguyon | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′58″N 0°11′14″W / 45.2161°N 0.1872°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Mouchebœuf |
Area 1 | 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 1,705 |
| • Density | 93.78/km2 (242.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17241 /17270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montguyon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ɡɥijɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,841 | — |
| 1975 | 1,648 | −1.57% |
| 1982 | 1,662 | +0.12% |
| 1990 | 1,647 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 1,462 | −1.32% |
| 2007 | 1,454 | −0.07% |
| 2012 | 1,491 | +0.50% |
| 2017 | 1,576 | +1.12% |
| 2023 | 1,705 | +1.32% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
The French mathematician, geodesist and military officer André-Louis Cholesky who devised Cholesky decomposition method was born here.