Montbron

Montbron (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bʁɔ̃]; Limousin: Montberol) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France on the Tardoire river.

Montbron
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montbron
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Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 0°30′06″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Val de Tardoire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gwenhaël François[1]
Area 1	43.34 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,995
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16223 /16220
Elevation	95–287 m (312–942 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

François Victor Alphonse Aulard (1849–1928) was born in Montbron.^[3] He was the first professional French historian of the French Revolution and of Napoleon.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,668 —     1800 3,101 +2.17% 1806 2,980 −0.66% 1821 3,136 +0.34% 1831 3,172 +0.11% 1841 3,189 +0.05% 1846 3,276 +0.54% 1851 3,331 +0.33% 1856 3,152 −1.10% 1861 3,240 +0.55% 1866 3,300 +0.37% 1872 3,168 −0.68% 1876 3,264 +0.75% 1881 3,323 +0.36% 1886 3,426 +0.61% 1891 3,135 −1.76% 1896 3,027 −0.70% 1901 2,983 −0.29%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 3,005 +0.15% 1911 2,729 −1.91% 1921 2,461 −1.03% 1926 2,552 +0.73% 1931 2,530 −0.17% 1936 2,563 +0.26% 1946 2,695 +0.50% 1954 2,433 −1.27% 1962 2,469 +0.18% 1968 2,383 −0.59% 1975 2,541 +0.92% 1982 2,604 +0.35% 1990 2,422 −0.90% 1999 2,241 −0.86% 2007 2,167 −0.42% 2012 2,177 +0.09% 2017 2,028 −1.41%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department