Montbron

Montbron is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France on the Tardoire river.

Montbron
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montbron
Montbron Montbron
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 0°30′06″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Val de Tardoire
Intercommunality	Seuil Charente-Périgord
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gwenhaël François
Area ^1	43.34 km^2 (16.73 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,028
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16223 /16220
Elevation	95–287 m (312–942 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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	2,668	—
1800	3,101	+16.2%
1806	2,980	−3.9%
1821	3,136	+5.2%
1831	3,172	+1.1%
1841	3,189	+0.5%
1846	3,276	+2.7%
1851	3,331	+1.7%
1856	3,152	−5.4%
1861	3,240	+2.8%
1866	3,300	+1.9%
1872	3,168	−4.0%
1876	3,264	+3.0%
1881	3,323	+1.8%
1886	3,426	+3.1%
1891	3,135	−8.5%
1896	3,027	−3.4%
1901	2,983	−1.5%
1906	3,005	+0.7%
1911	2,729	−9.2%
1921	2,461	−9.8%
1926	2,552	+3.7%
1931	2,530	−0.9%
1936	2,563	+1.3%
1946	2,695	+5.2%
1954	2,433	−9.7%
1962	2,469	+1.5%
1968	2,383	−3.5%
1975	2,541	+6.6%
1982	2,604	+2.5%
1990	2,422	−7.0%
1999	2,242	−7.4%
2008	2,163	−3.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

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