Montendre (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɑ̃dʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Montendre
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Montendre
Location of Montendre
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Montendre is located in France
Montendre
Montendre
Montendre is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montendre
Montendre
Coordinates: 45°17′05″N 0°24′27″W / 45.2847°N 0.4075°W / 45.2847; -0.4075
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonLes Trois Monts
IntercommunalityHaute-Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Giraudeau[1]
Area
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25.06 km2 (9.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,228
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17240 /17130
Elevation44–120 m (144–394 ft)
(avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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In 1972 Montendre absorbed the former communes Chardes and Vallet.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 837—    
1800 852+0.25%
1806 852+0.00%
1821 832−0.16%
1831 1,023+2.09%
1836 980−0.86%
1841 1,041+1.22%
1846 1,036−0.10%
1851 1,013−0.45%
1856 1,031+0.35%
1861 1,134+1.92%
1866 1,174+0.70%
1872 1,273+1.36%
1876 1,303+0.58%
1881 1,325+0.34%
1886 1,399+1.09%
1891 1,442+0.61%
1896 1,401−0.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,488+1.21%
1906 1,532+0.58%
1911 1,791+3.17%
1921 1,807+0.09%
1926 1,765−0.47%
1931 1,809+0.49%
1936 1,763−0.51%
1946 2,125+1.89%
1954 2,137+0.07%
1962 2,760+3.25%
1968 2,864+0.62%
1975 3,480+2.82%
1982 3,330−0.63%
1990 3,140−0.73%
1999 3,117−0.08%
2007 3,146+0.12%
2012 3,226+0.50%
2017 3,242+0.10%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1975-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montendre, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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