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Montélimar

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Montélimar
Montelaimar (Occitan)
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
The Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms of Montélimar
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Montélimar
Montélimar is located in France
Montélimar
Montélimar
Location within France
Montélimar is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montélimar
Montélimar
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 4°45′03″E / 44.5581°N 4.7508°E / 44.5581; 4.7508
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementNyons
CantonMontélimar-1 and 2
IntercommunalityMontélimar Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Cornillet[1]
Area
1
46.81 km2 (18.07 sq mi)
 • Urban
132.3 km2 (51.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
40,595
 • Density867.2/km2 (2,246/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2022)
58,395
 • Urban density441.4/km2 (1,143/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26198 /26200
Elevation56–213 m (184–699 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montélimar (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃telimaʁ] ⓘ; Vivaro-Alpine: Montelaimar pronounced [muntelajˈma]; Latin: Acumum) is a town in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence. In 2022, the commune had a population of 40,356; its urban area had a population of 58,395.[3]

History

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The site where the city of Montélimar stands today has been inhabited since the Celtic era. It was reconstructed during the Roman reign, including a basilica, aqueducts, thermae and a forum. The Adhémar family reigned over the city in the Middle Ages and built a castle (Château des Adhémar) which dominates the city silhouette even today. The Hôtel de Ville was officially opened in 1876.[4]

Demographics

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Personalities

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Economy

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The local nougat is one of the 13 desserts of Provence and highly appreciated throughout the country. Montelimar nougat is mentioned in the opening lines of the Beatles' "Savoy Truffle" from The White Album. Travellers used to buy nougat de Montélimar on their way to the south of France (or when returning) as the city is next to the Rhône and to the primary route N7. Since the construction of the A7 autoroute, many nougat factories have been forced to close as tourists no longer stop in Montélimar but bypass it instead.

Climate

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Montélimar has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) according to the Köppen climate classification.

Climate data for Montélimar (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1920–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)		 22.4
(72.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 30.6
(87.1)		 34.0
(93.2)		 40.3
(104.5)		 40.0
(104.0)		 41.1
(106.0)		 36.2
(97.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 26.4
(79.5)		 19.9
(67.8)		 41.1
(106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)		 10.5
(50.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 18.3
(64.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 29.6
(85.3)		 24.4
(75.9)		 18.9
(66.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 9.1
(48.4)		 18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)		 6.6
(43.9)		 10.2
(50.4)		 13.1
(55.6)		 17.1
(62.8)		 21.1
(70.0)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.5
(74.3)		 19.2
(66.6)		 14.8
(58.6)		 9.5
(49.1)		 6.2
(43.2)		 14.2
(57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)		 2.7
(36.9)		 5.3
(41.5)		 7.8
(46.0)		 11.6
(52.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 13.9
(57.0)		 10.7
(51.3)		 6.3
(43.3)		 3.4
(38.1)		 9.6
(49.3)
Record low °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1)		 −17.0
(1.4)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 3.5
(38.3)		 7.5
(45.5)		 5.6
(42.1)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −17.2
(1.0)		 −17.2
(1.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.7
(2.70)		 42.5
(1.67)		 49.0
(1.93)		 74.4
(2.93)		 77.7
(3.06)		 56.5
(2.22)		 55.1
(2.17)		 56.3
(2.22)		 115.9
(4.56)		 133.0
(5.24)		 128.7
(5.07)		 61.7
(2.43)		 919.5
(36.20)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.9 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 5.5 4.7 4.9 6.2 8.2 8.4 6.8 77.5
Average snowy days 2.3 2.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.4 8.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80 76 70 68 70 67 62 65 72 80 81 81 72.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 106.6 135.8 199.9 218.7 260.2 299.7 330.4 298.6 231.2 155.9 109.7 94.5 2,441.1
Source 1: Meteociel[7]
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[8]

International relations

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Montélimar is twinned with:[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Comparateur de territoire: Unité urbaine 2020 de Montélimar (00553), INSEE. Retrieved on 12 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Six anecdotes sur l'hôtel de ville". Le Dauphiné libéré. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montélimar, EHESS (in French).
  6. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  7. ↑ "Normales et records pour Montélimar (26)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Montélimar - Ancone (26) - altitude 73m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jumelage". montelimar.fr (in French). Montélimar. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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