Montbron

Montbron
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montbron
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Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 0°30′06″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Val de Tardoire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gwenhaël François
Area 1	43.34 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,000
• Density	46/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montbron (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bʁɔ̃]; 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,668	—
1800	3,101	+2.17%
1806	2,980	−0.66%
1821	3,136	+0.34%
1831	3,172	+0.11%
1841	3,189	+0.05%
1846	3,276	+0.54%
1851	3,331	+0.33%
1856	3,152	−1.10%
1861	3,240	+0.55%
1866	3,300	+0.37%
1872	3,168	−0.68%
1876	3,264	+0.75%
1881	3,323	+0.36%
1886	3,426	+0.61%
1891	3,135	−1.76%
1896	3,027	−0.70%
1901	2,983	−0.29%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	3,005	+0.15%
1911	2,729	−1.91%
1921	2,461	−1.03%
1926	2,552	+0.73%
1931	2,530	−0.17%
1936	2,563	+0.26%
1946	2,695	+0.50%
1954	2,433	−1.27%
1962	2,469	+0.18%
1968	2,383	−0.59%
1975	2,541	+0.92%
1982	2,604	+0.35%
1990	2,422	−0.90%
1999	2,241	−0.86%
2007	2,167	−0.42%
2012	2,177	+0.09%
2017	2,028	−1.41%
2023	2,000	−0.23%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Charente department