Montbron

Montbron
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Montbron
Location of Montbron
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Montbron is located in France
Montbron
Montbron
Montbron is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montbron
Montbron
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 0°30′06″E / 45.6681°N 0.5017°E / 45.6681; 0.5017
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonVal de Tardoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gwenhaël François[1]
Area
1
43.34 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,997
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16223 /16220
Elevation95–287 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.[3] He was the first professional French historian of the French Revolution and of Napoleon.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bémont, Charles (1911). "Aulard, François Victor Alphonse" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 916.