Montaron
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Canton | Luzy | |
| Community association | Bazois Loire Morvan | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 53 ' N , 3 ° 45' E | |
| height | 200-268 m | |
| surface | 33.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 161 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58250 | |
| INSEE code | 58173 | |
Montaron is a commune with 161 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Luzy (until 2015 Moulins-Engilbert ).
geography
Montaron is about 55 kilometers east of Nevers on the edge of the Morvan . Montaron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Isenay in the north and west, Vandenesse in the north and east, Rémilly in the southeast and Thaix in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 357 | 321 | 279 | 268 | 216 | 196 | 168 | 165 | 161 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 12th century
- Poussery Castle
- Corcelles Monastery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 655-657.
Web links
Commons : Montaron - Collection of images, videos and audio files
