Montguyon

Montguyon
Commune
Ruins of the chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Montguyon
Montguyon Location within France Montguyon Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°12′58″N 0°11′14″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)
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
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.

Montguyon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ɡɥijɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

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

Notable people

The French mathematician, geodesist and military officer André-Louis Cholesky who devised Cholesky decomposition method was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Media related to Montguyon at Wikimedia Commons