Montélimar
Montélimar
Montelaimar (Occitan) | |
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The Hôtel de Ville | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Montélimar | |
Montélimar Montélimar | |
| Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 4°45′03″E / 44.5581°N 4.7508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Nyons |
| Canton | Montélimar-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Montélimar Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Cornillet |
Area 1 | 46.81 km2 (18.07 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 132.3 km2 (51.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 40,595 |
| • Density | 867.2/km2 (2,246/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2022) | 58,395 |
| • Urban density | 441.4/km2 (1,143/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26198 /26200 |
| Elevation | 56–213 m (184–699 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montélimar (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃telimaʁ] ⓘ; Vivaro-Alpine: Montelaimar pronounced [muntelajˈma]; Latin: Acumum) is a town in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence. In 2022, the commune had a population of 40,356; its urban area had a population of 58,395.