Méounes-lès-Montrieux

Méounes-lès-Montrieux (French pronunciation: [meun lɛ mɔ̃ʁijø]; Occitan: Meonas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Méounes-lès-Montrieux
Commune
A view of Méounes-lès-Montrieux from the nearby hillside
Coat of arms
Location of Méounes-lès-Montrieux
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Coordinates: 43°16′55″N 5°58′15″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Garéoult
Intercommunality	CA Provence Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Martin Guisiano[1]
Area 1	40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,260
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83077 /83136
Elevation	178–784 m (584–2,572 ft) (avg. 275 m or 902 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	585	—
1975	632	+1.11%
1982	928	+5.64%
1990	1,010	+1.06%
1999	1,246	+2.36%
2007	1,836	+4.96%
2012	2,051	+2.24%
2017	2,184	+1.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

Charterhouse of Montrieux (from “mont rivis”, the mount of the stream), founded in 1137.

See also

• Communes of the Var department