Montataire

Montataire
The chateau in Montataire
Location of Montataire
Montataire
Montataire
Coordinates: 49°15′22″N 2°26′21″E / 49.2561°N 2.4392°E / 49.2561; 2.4392
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementSenlis
CantonMontataire
IntercommunalityCA Creil Sud Oise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Bosino
Area
1
10.66 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
13,944
  Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60414 /60160
Elevation26–110 m (85–361 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montataire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tatɛʁ]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Montataire station has rail connections to Beauvais and Creil. The journalist and historian Arthur Dinaux (1795–1864) died in Montataire.