Montussan

Montussan is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.

Montussan
Location of Montussan
Montussan
Montussan
Coordinates: 44°52′57″N 0°25′38″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonCenon
IntercommunalitySecteur de Saint-Loubès
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Arnathau
Area
1
8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
2,620
  Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33293 /33450
Elevation7–88 m (23–289 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montussan is predominantly a rural landscape, with 52% cultivated land and 9% woods and meadows. It is renowed of its castles in the heart of the estates.

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