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  (2022)[2]	5,845
• 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