Montpon-Ménestérol (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pɔ̃ menɛsteʁɔl]; Occitan: Montpaun e Menestairòu) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in February 1965 by the merger of the former communes Montpon-sur-l'Isle and Ménestérol-Montignac.[3] Montpon-Ménestérol station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.
Montpon-Ménestérol | |
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.JPG) The church in Montpon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montpon-Ménestérol  | |
  Montpon-Ménestérol  Montpon-Ménestérol | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 0°10′E / 45.01°N 0.16°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Montpon-Ménestérol |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rozenn Rouiller[1] |
Area 1 | 46.34 km2 (17.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,834 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24294 /24700 |
| Elevation | 22–130 m (72–427 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editThe population data given in the table below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Montpon-sur-l'Isle.
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| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1965, pp. 1483-1485.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montpon-Ménestérol, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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