Montélimar

Montélimar
Montelaimar (Occitan)
Montélimar City Hall
Location of Montélimar
Montélimar
Montélimar
Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 4°45′03″E / 44.5581°N 4.7508°E / 44.5581; 4.7508
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementNyons
CantonMontélimar-1 and 2
IntercommunalityMontélimar Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Julien Cornillet
Area
1
46.81 km2 (18.07 sq mi)
  Urban
132.3 km2 (51.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
40,356
  Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
  Urban
 (2018)
57,372
  Urban density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
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.

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 2018, the commune had a population of 39,415; its urban area had a population of 57,372.