Montpon-Ménestérol

Montpon-Ménestérol
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Montpon-Ménestérol (main town)
Community association	Isle Double Landais
Coordinates	45 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ E
height	22-130 m
surface	34.25 km 2
Residents	5,498 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	161 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24700
INSEE code	24294
Website	http://www.montpon-menesterol.fr/
	; View of Saint-Astier with the Isle

Montpon-Ménestérol ( Occitan : Mont Paun e Menestairòu ) is a French municipality with 5498 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Périgueux and the canton of Montpon-Ménestérol , of which it is the capital. The inhabitants are called Astériens .

geography

Ménestérol cataract in the Isle of River

Montpon-Ménestérol lies on the Isle of River . The neighboring municipalities of Montpon-Ménestérol are Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bellegarde in the north, Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes in the northeast, Saint-Martial-d'Artenset in the east, Saint-Rémy in the south, and Saint-Martin-de-Gurson in the southwest, Ménesplet and Le Pizou in the west and Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil in the northwest.

The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality from Bordeaux to Brive-la-Gaillarde .

history

Originally the localities of Montpon, Ménestérol and Montignac-sur-Vauclaire were independent municipalities. In 1824 Montignac and Ménestérol merged. In 1964, the communes of Montpon-sur-l'Isle and Ménestérol-Montignac became the commune of Montpon-Ménestérol.