Montazeau
The town hall in Montazeau
The town hall in Montazeau
Location of Montazeau
Montazeau is located in France
Montazeau
Montazeau
Montazeau is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montazeau
Montazeau
Coordinates: 44°53′38″N 0°07′51″E / 44.8939°N 0.1308°E / 44.8939; 0.1308
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementBergerac
CantonPays de Montaigne et Gurson
IntercommunalityMontaigne Montravel et Gurson
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Moreau[1]
Area
1
13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
283
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24288 /24230
Elevation27–113 m (89–371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montazeau (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tazo]; Occitan: Montaseus) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is fairly close to Bergerac and Bordeaux. Many of its inhabitants derive their principal income from winemaking.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1800559—    
1831625+11.8%
1866520−16.8%
1901512−1.5%
1931440−14.1%
1962393−10.7%
YearPop.±%
1968342−13.0%
1975289−15.5%
1982280−3.1%
1990267−4.6%
1999275+3.0%
2008304+10.5%

Events

Montazeau is known for its annual cheese-wine festival in which the townspeople make cheese-wine (a local delicacy) and it is then judged by the mayor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.


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