Montélimar

Montélimar (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃.te.li.maʁ]; Occitan: Montelaimar pronounced [muntelajˈma]; Latin: Acumum) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence.

"Montelimar" redirects here. For other uses, see Montelimar (disambiguation).

Montélimar
Commune
A view over Montélimar
Coat of arms
Location of Montélimar
Montélimar
Montélimar
Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 4°45′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementNyons
CantonMontélimar-1 and 2
IntercommunalityMontélimar-Sésame
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Franck Reynier (PR)
Area
1
46.81 km2 (18.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
39,097
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2007)
61,861
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26198 /26200
Elevation56–213 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.

History

The site where the city of Montélimar stands today has been inhabited since the Celtic era. It was reconstructed during the Roman reign, including a basilica, aqueducts, thermae and a forum. The Adhémar family reigned over the city in the Middle Ages and built a castle (Château des Adhémar) which dominates the city silhouette even today.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18006,320—    
18217,161+13.3%
18367,966+11.2%
18519,362+17.5%
186611,100+18.6%
188112,894+16.2%
189613,741+6.6%
191113,281−3.3%
192611,210−15.6%
193615,187+35.5%
195416,639+9.6%
196826,748+60.8%
198229,161+9.0%
199931,344+7.5%
201235,704+13.9%

Personalities

Economy
See also: Nougat of Montélimar

The local nougat is one of the 13 desserts of Provence and highly appreciated throughout the country. Montelimar nougat is mentioned in the opening lines of the Beatles' "Savoy Truffle" from The White Album. Travellers used to buy nougat de Montélimar on their way to the south of France (or when returning) as the city is next to the Rhône and to the primary route N7. Since the construction of the A7 autoroute, many nougat factories have been forced to close as tourists no longer stop in Montélimar but bypass it instead.

Climate

Montélimar has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) according to the Köppen climate classification.

Climate data for Montélimar (1981–2010 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)		 22.4
(72.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 30.6
(87.1)		 33.8
(92.8)		 38.1
(100.6)		 40.0
(104.0)		 41.1
(106.0)		 36.2
(97.2)		 30.4
(86.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 19.9
(67.8)		 41.1
(106.0)
Average high °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8)		 10.2
(50.4)		 14.5
(58.1)		 17.5
(63.5)		 22.1
(71.8)		 26.2
(79.2)		 29.6
(85.3)		 29.1
(84.4)		 24.2
(75.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 12.4
(54.3)		 8.6
(47.5)		 18.5
(65.3)
Average low °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)		 2.5
(36.5)		 4.9
(40.8)		 7.3
(45.1)		 11.1
(52.0)		 14.7
(58.5)		 17.3
(63.1)		 17.0
(62.6)		 13.7
(56.7)		 10.4
(50.7)		 5.8
(42.4)		 3.0
(37.4)		 9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1)		 −17.0
(1.4)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 3.5
(38.3)		 7.5
(45.5)		 5.6
(42.1)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −17.2
(1.0)		 −17.2
(1.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.0
(2.52)		 45.2
(1.78)		 47.1
(1.85)		 81.3
(3.20)		 83.1
(3.27)		 55.2
(2.17)		 48.7
(1.92)		 57.7
(2.27)		 116.2
(4.57)		 135.8
(5.35)		 100.5
(3.96)		 70.5
(2.78)		 905.3
(35.64)
Average precipitation days 6.6 5.4 5.6 7.9 7.8 5.4 4.2 4.9 6.4 8.8 7.3 7.2 77.4
Average snowy days 2.3 2.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.4 8.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80 76 70 68 70 67 62 65 72 80 81 81 72.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 104.9 134.5 200.0 214.6 255.3 295.5 327.3 293.6 224.5 152.3 110.3 92.1 2,404.8
Source 1: Météo France[2][3]
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[4]

International relations

Montélimar is twinned with:[5]

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gollark: Beekeeper/rogue.
gollark: But you could plausibly say "hmm, I will contact my magical research institute colleagues about this" and such.
gollark: Wait, is our entire party except me magic magicers?
gollark: I can give much better descriptions for quarks though?

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Données climatiques de la station de Montélimar" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  3. "Climat Rhône-Alpes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. "Normes et records 1961-1990: Montélimar - Ancone (26) - altitude 73m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  5. "Jumelage". montelimar.fr (in French). Montélimar. Retrieved 2019-11-19.



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