Montbouy
Montbouy | |
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 The canal du Loing near Montbouy church | |
Location of Montbouy  | |
  Montbouy  Montbouy | |
| Coordinates:47°51′43″N2°49′12″E/ 47.862°N 2.82°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Lorris |
| Intercommunality | Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Yves Boscardin[1] |
| Area 1 | 26.73 km2(10.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 730 |
| • Density | 27/km2(71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45210/45230 |
| Elevation | 102–154 m (335–505 ft) |
| Website | montbouy.fr |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montbouy(French pronunciation:[mɔ̃bwi]) is acommunein theLoiretdepartmentin north-centralFrance.
Geography
[edit]TheAveyronriver flows into theLoingin the commune.
History
[edit]Neolithicartefacts have been found on each side of the Loing river, downstream from Montbouy near Craon.[3]
ManyCelticremains suggest that Montbouy was one of theBoiimain towns until 1,500 years B.C.. At that time they came under pressure from theBelgaein the north and theVasconesin the south; consequently they left their territory in theGâtinaisaroundMontargisbetween theLoingriver and theRimarderiver[Note 1]and, accompanied with someLingonesandSenonesthey went south to foundBoloniainNorth Italy.After they left their territory was occupied by theSenonesand theCarnutes.[4]
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^(in French)Les théâtres ruraux des Carnutes et des Sénons: leur implantation et leurs rapports avec la Civitas.Mrs F. Dumasy. InRevue archéologique du Centre de la France,1974, Vol. 13, n°13-3-4, pp. 195-218.
- ^(in French)Boutet de Monvel Eugène,Nouvelle étude sur les ruines celtiques et gallo-romaines de la commune de Triguères.InMémoire de la Société d'Agriculture, Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts d'Orléans,tome 7, éd. Émile Puget & Co, Orléans, 1863, pages 137-172.
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