Monmouth
The town is known for its schools and its many shops, as well as for the services that it provides for its surrounding area.  The hills around Monmouth are covered with woodland and farms.  Monmouth is linked by the A40 road to the M4 motorway at Newport and the M50 at Ross-on-Wye. The town is twinned with Carbonne, France and Waldbronn, Germany.