| Montélimar | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Nyons |
| Canton: | Montélimar-1 and 2 |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Montélimar (Drôme).svg |
| Insee: | 26198 |
| Postal Code: | 26200 |
| Mayor: | Julien Cornillet[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Montélimar Agglomération |
| Coordinates: | 44.5581°N 4.7508°W |
| Elevation M: | 81 |
| Elevation Min M: | 56 |
| Elevation Max M: | 213 |
| Area Km2: | 46.81 |
| Urban Pop: | 57372 |
| Urban Pop Date: | 2018 |
| Urban Area Km2: | 132.3 |
Montélimar (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃telimaʁ/; Vivaro-Alpine: Montelaimar in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /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.[2]
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.
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.
Montélimar has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) according to the Köppen climate classification.
Montélimar is twinned with:[3]
Mollet del Vallès, Spain
Nabeul, Tunisia
Racine, United States
Rivoli, Italy
Sisian, Armenia