Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne

Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne
Commune
Chateau of Montaigne
Location of Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne
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Coordinates: 44°52′30″N 0°01′51″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Pays de Montaigne et Gurson
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard de Miras[1]
Area ^1	9.10 km^2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	322
• Density	35/km^2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24466 /24230
Elevation	9–108 m (30–354 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔ̃tɛɲ]; Occitan: Sent Miquèu de Montanha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The Château de Montaigne, where philosopher Michel de Montaigne lived in the 16th century, is situated in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	349	—
1968	291	−16.6%
1975	283	−2.7%
1982	283	+0.0%
1990	292	+3.2%
1999	297	+1.7%
2008	360	+21.2%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.