Montignac, Dordogne

Montignac
Montignac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Montignac
Intercommunality	Vallée de la Vézère
Mayor	Laurent Mathieu (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	73–273 m (240–896 ft) (avg. 77 m/253 ft)
Land area1	37.15 km2 (14.34 sq mi)
Population2	2,852  (2008)
- Density	77 /km2 (200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	24291/ 24290
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°04′03″N 1°09′44″E / 45.0675°N 1.1622°E / 45.0675; 1.1622

Montignac (Occitan: Montinhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is situated on the Vézère river.

Population

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,809	—
1968	2,949	+5.0%
1975	3,081	+4.5%
1982	3,135	+1.8%
1990	2,938	−6.3%
1999	3,030	+3.1%
2008	2,852	−5.9%

Sights

It has a beautiful old bridge, from which fireworks are launched on holidays such Bastille Day and during the summer festival of world folklore and dance.

Its main attraction is the Lascaux Cave.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

Montignac, Dordogne travel guide from Wikitravel

References

• INSEE