Montbron
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Montbron is a commune in France, situated in the Charente department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Montbron and is located in the Arrondissement of Angoulême. The municipality borders the communes of Écuras, Eymouthiers, Feuillade, and Marthon. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Val de Tardoire.
The area of Montbron is 43.34 square kilometers, with an elevation of 284 meters above sea level. Population records vary, with one source listing 2,604 residents and another citing 2,318. The male population is recorded as 936, while the female population is 1,092. The official postal code for the commune is 16220.
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Place details
- Locality
- Grignol
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,318
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Montbron
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Montbron mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Montbron 16.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Angoulême
- French commune.canton
- Val de Tardoire
- French commune.INSEE
- 16223
- French commune.postal code
- 16220
- French commune.mayor
- Gwenhaël François
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 150
- French commune.elevation min m
- 95
- French commune.elevation max m
- 287
- French commune.area km2
- 43.34
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Montbron
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Angoulême
- Population
- 2000
- Area
- 43.34
- Elevation
- 173
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Montbron
- Shares border with
- Varaignes
- Official website
- www.montbron.fr
- Image
- Montbron mairie.JPG
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- Commons category
- Montbron
- postal code
- 16220
- associated electoral district
- canton of Val de Tardoire
- different from
- Montbronn
- male population
- 936
- female population
- 1092
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-45-63-15-15
- fax number
- +33-5-45-70-73-98
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
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- References
Montbron (; Limousin: Montberol) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France on the Tardoire river.
François Victor Alphonse Aulard (1849–1928) was born in Montbron. He was the first professional French historian of the French Revolution and of Napoleon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montbron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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