Montoison

Montoison
Commune
The town hall of Montoison
The town hall of Montoison
Coat of arms of Montoison
Coat of arms
Location of Montoison
Map
Montoison is located in France
Montoison
Montoison
Montoison is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montoison
Montoison
Coordinates: 44°47′56″N 4°56′27″E / 44.7989°N 4.9408°E / 44.7989; 4.9408
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonLoriol-sur-Drôme
IntercommunalityVal de Drôme en Biovallée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Bouvier[1]
Area
1
16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,948
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26208 /26800
Elevation129–261 m (423–856 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montoison (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃twazɔ̃]; Occitan: Monteison) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 776—    
1975 771−0.09%
1982 992+3.67%
1990 1,222+2.64%
1999 1,469+2.07%
2009 1,720+1.59%
2014 1,889+1.89%
2020 1,942+0.46%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

  • Paulin Gagne (8 or 9 June 1808 – August 1876), French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor and eccentric, was born in Montoison.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Sources do not agree on date of birth. See:
    Gustave Vapereau (1870). "GAGNE (Paulin)". Dictionnaire universel des contemporains (in French). Vol. 1. p. 709. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Gallica. GAGNE (Paulin), littérateur français, né à Montoison (Drôme), le 8 juin 1808, étudia le droit et se fit recevoir avocat à Paris, mais s'occupa surtout d'écrire des brochures et des vers de circonstance.
    - "GAGNE (Paulin)". Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle (in French). Larousse. p. 919. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Gallica. GAGNE (Paulin), avocat et poête français, né à Montoison (Drôme) le 9 juin 1808.
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