Montoison (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃twazɔ̃]; Occitan: Monteison) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Montoison | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Montoison | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montoison  | |
  Montoison  Montoison | |
| Coordinates: 44°47′56″N 4°56′27″E / 44.7989°N 4.9408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Die |
| Canton | Loriol-sur-Drôme |
| Intercommunality | Val 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 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26208 /26800 |
| Elevation | 129–261 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. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
edit- Paulin Gagne (8 or 9 June 1808 – August 1876), French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor and eccentric, was born in Montoison.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ 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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