Montils

Montils
Commune
The church in Montils
Coat of arms
Location of Montils
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Coordinates: 45°38′55″N 0°30′08″W / 45.6486°N 0.5022°W / 45.6486; -0.5022
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Thénac
Intercommunality	CA Saintes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Victor Alain Nguewoua[1]
Area ^1	23.64 km^2 (9.13 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	867
• Density	36.7/km^2 (95.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17242 /17800
Elevation	2–56 m (6.6–183.7 ft)
Website	www.montils.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montils (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ti(l)]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The 17th–18th actor Louis Deseschaliers was born in Montils.

Montils is also the name of a grape grown in this area to make white Pineau des Charentes and Cognac.

Geography

The Seugne flows north-northwest through the western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	581	—
1968	647	+11.4%
1975	620	−4.2%
1982	617	−0.5%
1990	644	+4.4%
1999	652	+1.2%
2008	722	+10.7%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

External links

• Media related to Montils at Wikimedia Commons