Montoison
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Montoison (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃twazɔ̃]; Occitan: Monteison) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Montoison | |
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The town hall of Montoison | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Montoison | |
  Montoison  Montoison | |
| Coordinates: 44°47′56″N 4°56′27″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 (2023)[2] | 1,926 |
| • Density | 119.6/km2 (309.6/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
| 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
- Paulin Gagne (8 or 9 June 1808 – August 1876), French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor and eccentric, was born in Montoison.[4]
