Montbron

Montbron
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Montbron
Coat of arms
Location of Montbron
Map
Montbron is located in France
Montbron
Montbron
Montbron is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montbron
Montbron
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 0°30′06″E / 45.6681°N 0.5017°E / 45.6681; 0.5017
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonVal de Tardoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gwenhaël François[1]
Area
1
43.34 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,997
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16223 /16220
Elevation95–287 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.

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

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
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bémont, Charles (1911). "Aulard, François Victor Alphonse" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 916.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montbron, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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