Lamonzie-Montastruc

Lamonzie-Montastruc is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It boasts two primary chateaux. One is Le Château de Montastruc, an antique troglodytic site, then a fortress, arranged progressively through its 1500 years of history. Le Château de Montastruc is listed as a French Historical Monument. The other is Le Château de Bellegarde, originating from the 14th Century, although the interiors are of the 20th century.

Lamonzie-Montastruc
Commune
The church and surroundings in Lamonzie-Montastruc
Coat of arms
Location of Lamonzie-Montastruc
Lamonzie-Montastruc Lamonzie-Montastruc
Coordinates: 44°53′47″N 0°35′40″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Bergerac-2
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Monteil
Area ^1	20.66 km^2 (7.98 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	709
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24224 /24520
Elevation	48–162 m (157–531 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,027 —     1800 652 −36.5% 1806 735 +12.7% 1821 892 +21.4% 1831 982 +10.1% 1836 905 −7.8% 1841 968 +7.0% 1846 983 +1.5% 1851 998 +1.5% 1856 1,002 +0.4% 1861 1,007 +0.5% 1866 912 −9.4% 1872 840 −7.9% 1876 833 −0.8% 1881 796 −4.4% 1886 744 −6.5% 1891 694 −6.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 634 −8.6% 1901 601 −5.2% 1906 684 +13.8% 1911 607 −11.3% 1921 530 −12.7% 1926 548 +3.4% 1931 522 −4.7% 1936 511 −2.1% 1946 522 +2.2% 1954 448 −14.2% 1962 415 −7.4% 1968 351 −15.4% 1975 377 +7.4% 1982 407 +8.0% 1990 539 +32.4% 1999 531 −1.5% 2008 609 +14.7%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department
• Château de Bellegarde (Lamonzie-Montastruc)

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.