Montbouy | |
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Commune | |
The canal du Loing near Montbouy church
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Coordinates: 47°51′43″N 2°49′12″E / 47.862°N 2.82°ECoordinates: 47°51′43″N 2°49′12″E / 47.862°N 2.82°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loiret |
Arrondissement | Montargis |
Canton | Lorris |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Châtillon-Coligny |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves Boscardin |
Area1 | 26.73 km2 (10.32 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 732 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 45210 /45230 |
Elevation | 102–154 m (335–505 ft) |
Website | montbouy.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montbouy is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
The Aveyron river flows into the Loing in the commune.
Neolithic artefacts have been found on each side of the Loing river, downstream from Montbouy near Craon.
Many Celtic remains suggest that Montbouy was one of the Boii main towns until 1,500 years B.C.. At that time they came under pressure from the Belgae in the north and the Vascones in the south; consequently they left their territory in the Gâtinais around Montargis between the Loing river and the Rimarde river and, accompanied with some Lingones and Senones they went south to found Bolonia in North Italy. After they left their territory was occupied by the Senones and the Carnutes.