Montoison

Montoison
Commune
The town hall of Montoison
The town hall of Montoison
Coat of arms of Montoison
Coat of arms
Location of Montoison
Montoison is located in France
Montoison
Montoison
Location within France
Montoison is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montoison
Montoison
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°47′56″N 4°56′27″E / 44.7989°N 4.9408°E / 44.7989; 4.9408
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonLoriol-sur-Drôme
IntercommunalityVal de Drôme en Biovallée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Bouvier
Area
1
16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Lowest elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,926
 • Density119.6/km2 (309.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26208 /26800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montoison (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃twazɔ̃]; Occitan: Monteison) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 776—    
1975 771−0.09%
1982 992+3.67%
1990 1,222+2.64%
1999 1,469+2.07%
2007 1,692+1.78%
2012 1,852+1.82%
2017 1,925+0.78%
2023 1,926+0.01%
Source: INSEE

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  4. ↑ Sources do not agree on date of birth. See:
    Gustave Vapereau (1870). "GAGNE (Paulin)". Dictionnaire universel des contemporains (in French). Vol. 1. p. 709. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Gallica. GAGNE (Paulin), littérateur français, né à Montoison (Drôme), le 8 juin 1808, étudia le droit et se fit recevoir avocat à Paris, mais s'occupa surtout d'écrire des brochures et des vers de circonstance.
    - "GAGNE (Paulin)". Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle (in French). Larousse. p. 919. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Gallica. GAGNE (Paulin), avocat et poête français, né à Montoison (Drôme) le 9 juin 1808.