Monsec

See also: Montsec

Monsec (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃sɛk]; Limousin: Montsec) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mareuil en Périgord.^[2]

Monsec
Part of Mareuil en Périgord
Location of Monsec
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Coordinates: 45°25′18″N 0°32′02″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Brantôme
Commune	Mareuil en Périgord
Area 1	12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	170
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	24340
Elevation	131–237 m (430–778 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Monsec is in the Northwest of the Dordogne Department. The town is situated along the river Belle, a tributary of the Lizonne. The town of Monsec is situated on the border of the departmental road 939 which connects Périgueux and Angoulême.

In 2016, the year preceding the creation of the commune of Mareuil en Périgord, Monsec was neighbored by five communes: Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier, Saint-Crépin-de-Richemont, Saint-Félix-de-Bourdeilles, Léguillac-de-Cercles, and Vieux-Mareuil.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	218	—
1968	203	−6.9%
1975	181	−10.8%
1982	168	−7.2%
1990	167	−0.6%
1999	153	−8.4%
2008	181	+18.3%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department