Méounes-lès-Montrieux

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Méounes-lès-Montrieux

(2020–2026) Jean-Martin Guisiano^[1]Area

40.92 km² (15.80 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,243 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83077 /83136

Elevation178–784 m (584–2,572 ft)
(avg. 275 m or 902 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Méounes-lès-Montrieux (French pronunciation: [meun lɛ mɔ̃ʁijø]; Occitan: Meonas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	585	—
1975	632	+1.11%
1982	928	+5.64%
1990	1,010	+1.06%
1999	1,246	+2.36%
2007	1,836	+4.96%
2012	2,051	+2.24%
2017	2,184	+1.26%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

Charterhouse of Montrieux (from “mont rivis”, the mount of the stream), founded in 1137.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE