Montils | |
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The church in Montils | |
![]() Location of Montils | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′55″N 0°30′08″W / 45.6486°N 0.5022°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Thénac |
| Intercommunality | CA Saintes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Victor Alain Nguewoua |
Area 1 | 23.64 km2 (9.13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 867 |
| • Density | 36.7/km2 (95.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17242 /17800 |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montils (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ti(l)]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The 17th–18th actor Louis Deseschaliers was born in Montils.
Montils is also the name of a grape grown in this area to make white Pineau des Charentes and Cognac.
The Seugne flows north-northwest through the western part of the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 647 | — |
| 1975 | 620 | −0.61% |
| 1982 | 617 | −0.07% |
| 1990 | 644 | +0.54% |
| 1999 | 652 | +0.14% |
| 2007 | 731 | +1.44% |
| 2012 | 815 | +2.20% |
| 2017 | 853 | +0.92% |
| 2023 | 867 | +0.27% |
| Source: INSEE | ||