Montjean, Charente

Montjean
Commune
Town hall
Location of Montjean
Montjean Montjean
Coordinates: 46°05′18″N 0°07′14″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Nord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Barret
Area 1	8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	246
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16229 /16240
Elevation	113–149 m (371–489 ft) (avg. 157 m or 515 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montjean (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʒɑ̃]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 614 —     1800 627 +2.1% 1806 663 +5.7% 1821 641 −3.3% 1831 660 +3.0% 1841 688 +4.2% 1846 700 +1.7% 1851 707 +1.0% 1856 686 −3.0% 1861 660 −3.8% 1866 634 −3.9% 1872 607 −4.3% 1876 571 −5.9% 1881 565 −1.1% 1886 526 −6.9% 1891 513 −2.5% 1896 500 −2.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 489 −2.2% 1906 467 −4.5% 1911 437 −6.4% 1921 417 −4.6% 1926 411 −1.4% 1931 400 −2.7% 1936 375 −6.2% 1946 340 −9.3% 1954 333 −2.1% 1962 318 −4.5% 1968 322 +1.3% 1975 297 −7.8% 1982 291 −2.0% 1990 272 −6.5% 1999 262 −3.7% 2008 261 −0.4%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department