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Moncontour Destination Guide

Discover Moncontour in France

Moncontour in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 1,045 habitants is a town located in France - some 175 mi or ( 282 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Moncontour

Local time in Moncontour is now 11:57 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tourtenay, Tours, Saint-Leger-de-Montbrun, Saint-Jean-de-Sauves, and Ouizilly-Vignolles. When in this area, you might want to check out Tourtenay . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Moncontour ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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La Grande Maison Thouars France

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La Grande Maison Thouars France www.lagrandemaison.biz Gites, Chambre D'hote, Bed & Breakfast Situated a few miles south of Saumur and the Loire valley between the market towns of Thouars and Loudun. ..

Paris by Lisa Keenan

4:44 min by golddustandicemaiden
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Short Black and White film I shot in Paris this Summer. The film charts a Metro ride from Passy Metro, one of the few overground lines in the City, and also the different characteristics of Paris. Thi ..


La Grande Maison Thouars - Vendange - The Wine Harvest

1:55 min by 247can
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La Grande Maison Gites & Chambre d'Hote Thouars, France www.lagrandemaison.biz Situated a few miles south of Saumur and the Loire valley between the market towns of Thouars and Loudun. Only a four hou ..

AIRVAULT - Le 12 Restaurant Pizzeria - Nouvelle Cuisine Produits Frais et Fait Maison

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Produits Frais et Fait Maison - Le 12 Restaurant vous accueille tous les jours de la semaine 7/7 le midi de 12h à 14h et le vendredi samedi dimanche soir dès 19h. Pensez à réserver vos tables dès 11h ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Château d'Oiron

The Château d'Oiron is located in Oiron, in the Deux-Sèvres département of western France. It has its origins in the 15th century war with the English for control of France when a victorious Charles VII of France gave the domain and great forest of Oiron to Guillaume Gouffier who became governor of Touraine. This château is the background for Charles Perrault's fairy tale, Puss in Boots. King Louis XIV's mistress, Madame de Montespan was one of the residents in the place.

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Located at 46.95 -0.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in France, Châteaux in Deux-Sèvres, Museums in Deux-Sèvres, Official historical monuments of France

Château de Ranton

The Château de Ranton is a small fortified castle in the village of Ranton, in the Department of the Vienne just west of Loudun, and south of the Loire. It was one of the front-line of fortresses which were built to defend the royal city of Loundun at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War in 1340-1345. It played this military role until 1372. It then became a feudal manor and one of the estates of aristocratic families associated with the Courts of the French Kings and the Dukes of Anjou.

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Located at 47.00 -0.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Castles in Poitou-Charentes, Châteaux in Vienne

Thouaret

The Thouaret is a 52 km long river in France, right tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune Chanteloup. Its course crosses the department of Deux-Sèvres. It flows northeast through the towns of La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent, Chiché and Saint-Varent, finally flowing into the Thouet near Thouars.

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Located at 46.93 0.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of France

Château de Ternay

The Château de Ternay in the Loire Valley in the province of Poitou was built by the Aviau de Ternay family. On twelfth-century foundations, the present château is the result of building campaigns from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries. Charles Louis d'Arsac, Chevalier de Ternay (1722–1780), styled Chevalier de Ternay, born at the château, escorted the French troops of Rochambeau to join the American Revolution.

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Located at 47.04 -0.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Châteaux in Vienne, Historic house museums in Poitou-Charentes, Museums in Vienne

Taizon

Taizon is a village in the Poitou-Charentes région of France.

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Located at 47.05 -0.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Hameaux in Deux-Sèvres

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Moncontour