Montpon-Ménestérol

Montpon-Ménestérol
The church in Montpon
Location of Montpon-Ménestérol
Montpon-Ménestérol
Montpon-Ménestérol
Coordinates: 45°01′N 0°10′E / 45.01°N 0.16°E / 45.01; 0.16
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementPérigueux
CantonMontpon-Ménestérol
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Rozenn Rouiller
Area
1
46.34 km2 (17.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,845
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24294 /24700
Elevation22–130 m (72–427 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montpon-Ménestérol (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pɔ̃ menɛsteʁɔl]; Occitan: Montpaun e Menestairòu) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in February 1965 by the merger of the former communes Montpon-sur-l'Isle and Ménestérol-Montignac. Montpon-Ménestérol station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.