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Flag of Moncontour - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 6 February 2022
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Moncontour (993 inhabitants in 2020; 4,006 ha) is a commune in the Vienne department.
It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour, which occurred on 3 October 1569 between the Royalist Catholic forces of King Charles IX of France, commanded by Henry, Duke of Anjou, and the Huguenots commanded by Gaspard de Coligny.
Olivier Touzeau, 6 February 2022
The flag of Moncontour is white with the coat of arms (including a mural
crown): (photo, 2019; photo, 2016).
The coat of arms of Mocontour is blazoned Or, a cross moline Gules.
Olivier Touzeau, 6 February 2022