Montazeau

Montazeau
Commune
The town hall in Montazeau
Location of Montazeau
Montazeau Show map of France Montazeau Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°53′38″N 0°07′51″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Pays de Montaigne et Gurson
Intercommunality	Montaigne Montravel et Gurson
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Moreau[1]
Area ^1	13.78 km^2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	281
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24288 /24230
Elevation	27–113 m (89–371 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montazeau (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tazo]; Occitan: Montaseus) 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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	342	—
1975	289	−2.38%
1982	280	−0.45%
1990	267	−0.59%
1999	275	+0.33%
2009	311	+1.24%
2014	304	−0.45%
2020	283	−1.19%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Town council website