Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard | |
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Part of Montmoreau | |
Location of Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′00″N 0°07′54″E / 45.4°N 0.1317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Tude-et-Lavalette |
| Commune | Montmoreau |
Area 1 | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 1,082 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16190 |
| Elevation | 71–182 m (233–597 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɔʁo sɛ̃ sibaʁ]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Montmoreau.
The town is overlooked by a castle that dates from the Middle Ages, and a chapel within its gardens is classified as a historic monument. While its walls date from the eleventh century, the castle was destroyed during the Hundred Years War. Today only a large gate remains of the original; the current castle was built in the 15th century in the form of a manor within the old walls. The Church of Saint-Denis, which was restored starting in the 19th century, dates from the 12th.