Montazeau

Montazeau
Commune
Montazeau
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Montazeau
Coordinates: 44°53′38″N 0°07′51″E / 44.8939°N 0.1308°E / 44.8939; 0.1308Coordinates: 44°53′38″N 0°07′51″E / 44.8939°N 0.1308°E / 44.8939; 0.1308
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Pays de Montaigne et Gurson
Intercommunality Montaigne en Montravel
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Descoins
Area1 13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 304
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 24288 /24230
Elevation 27–113 m (89–371 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montazeau is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is fairly close to Bergerac and Bordeaux. Many of its inhabitants derive their principal income from winemaking.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1800559    
1831625+11.8%
1866520−16.8%
1901512−1.5%
1931440−14.1%
1962393−10.7%
1968342−13.0%
1975289−15.5%
1982280−3.1%
1990267−4.6%
1999275+3.0%
2008304+10.5%

Events

Montazeau is known for its annual cheese-wine festival in which the townspeople make cheese-wine (a local delicacy) and it is then judged by the mayor.

See also

References

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