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

Montbron
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Montbron
Location of Montbron
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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
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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.

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

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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

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References

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  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