Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand

Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃lwi də mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; Gascon: Sent Loís de Montferrand) is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in Southwestern France.

Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand
Commune
Château Peyronnet
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand
Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand Show map of France Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°57′12″N 0°32′01″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	La Presqu'île
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Josiane Zambon[1]
Area 1	10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,097
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33434 /33440
Elevation	1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Origin of the name: from the surname of the Montferrands, owners of a very large part of the peninsula until the 18th century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,165	—
1975	1,078	−1.10%
1982	1,340	+3.16%
1990	1,808	+3.82%
1999	1,864	+0.34%
2007	2,030	+1.07%
2012	2,073	+0.42%
2017	2,153	+0.76%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department