Montpon-Ménestérol

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
Commune
The church in Montpon
Coat of arms
Location of Montpon-Ménestérol
Montpon-Ménestérol Show map of France Montpon-Ménestérol Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°01′N 0°10′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

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,304 —     1800 1,500 +2.02% 1806 1,460 −0.45% 1821 1,295 −0.80% 1831 1,325 +0.23% 1836 1,429 +1.52% 1841 1,530 +1.38% 1846 1,664 +1.69% 1851 1,564 −1.23% 1856 1,803 +2.88% 1861 1,914 +1.20% 1866 2,060 +1.48% 1872 2,012 −0.39% 1876 2,241 +2.73% 1881 2,231 −0.09% 1886 2,385 +1.34% 1891 2,254 −1.12% 1896 2,243 −0.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,486 +2.08% 1906 2,379 −0.88% 1911 2,397 +0.15% 1921 2,274 −0.53% 1926 2,460 +1.58% 1931 2,515 +0.44% 1936 2,634 +0.93% 1946 2,837 +0.75% 1954 2,818 −0.08% 1962 3,220 +1.68% 1968 5,863 +10.50% 1975 5,939 +0.18% 1982 5,742 −0.48% 1990 5,481 −0.58% 1999 5,385 −0.20% 2007 5,667 +0.64% 2012 5,482 −0.66% 2017 5,498 +0.06%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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