Montussan

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Montussan

Montussan Mairie.JPG
Coat of arms of Montussan
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Bordeaux
Canton Cenon
Intercommunality Secteur de Saint-Loubès
Mayor Claude Arnathau
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 7–88 m (23–289 ft)
(avg. 58 m (190 ft)*)
Land area1 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population2 2,620  (2008)
 - Density 316/km2 (820/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 33293/ 33450
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.