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La cité médiévale de Moncontour // The city of Moncontour

Moncontour is a French municipality located in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the Brittany region. It is part of the Small Cities of Character and the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Is a rural commune, because it is part of the municipalities with little or very little density , in addition, is part of the area of attraction of Saint-Brieuc,of which she is a commune of the crown.
The name of the locality is attested in the Moncontor forms in 1092, , Castrum Moncontorium at the end of the 11th century, Moncontorio in 1125 and 1150, Castrum Moncontorium in 1152, Mons Consularis around 1180, Montem Contoris in 1217, , Moncontour in 1256, Mont-Comtour in 1368, Montcontour and Moncontour at the beginning of the 19th century and from the 19th century onwards.
Moncontor in 1902: of the word mont and the old French contor (tale or his vassal, provost marshal).
Moncontour is an ancient fortified city located on an eminence and it was an important military place in the twelfth century a fortified city that allows the lords to control the surroundings and to establish their authority.....