Montpon-Ménestérol

Montpon-Ménestérol
The church in Montpon
Location of Montpon-Ménestérol
Montpon-Ménestérol
Montpon-Ménestérol
Coordinates: 45°01′N 0°10′E / 45.01°N 0.16°E / 45.01; 0.16
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementPérigueux
CantonMontpon-Ménestérol
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rozenn Rouiller[1]
Area
1
46.34 km2 (17.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
5,845
 • Density126.1/km2 (326.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24294 /24700
Elevation22–130 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.

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.

Population

The population data given in the table below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Montpon-sur-l'Isle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1965, pp. 1483-1485.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montpon-Ménestérol, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE