Montazeau

Montazeau
Montazeau
Location within Aquitaine region Montazeau
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Vélines
Intercommunality	Montaigne en Montravel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Descoins
Area1	13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	304
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
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 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.	±%
1800	559	—
1831	625	+11.8%
1866	520	−16.8%
1901	512	−1.5%
1931	440	−14.1%
1962	393	−10.7%
1968	342	−13.0%
1975	289	−15.5%
1982	280	−3.1%
1990	267	−4.6%
1999	275	+3.0%
2008	304	+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

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Town council website