Saint-Montan

Saint-Montan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔ̃tɑ̃]; Occitan: Sant Montan, before 2002: Saint-Montant)^[3] is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southern France. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, which follows the course of the Rhône.

Saint-Montan Sant Montan (Occitan)
Commune
Château de Saint-Montan
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Montan
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Coordinates: 44°26′26″N 4°37′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Privas
Canton	Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Mathon[1]
Area 1	33.18 km2 (12.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,955
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07279 /07220
Elevation	56–400 m (184–1,312 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	727	—
1975	822	+1.77%
1982	1,009	+2.97%
1990	1,207	+2.26%
1999	1,314	+0.95%
2009	1,790	+3.14%
2014	1,894	+1.14%
2020	1,926	+0.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Côtes du Vivarais AOC
• Communes of the Ardèche department