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.^[3]

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Montélimar Montelaimar (Occitan)
Commune
Montélimar City Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montélimar
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Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 4°45′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Montélimar-1 and 2
Intercommunality	Montélimar Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Julien Cornillet[1]
Area 1	46.81 km2 (18.07 sq mi)
• Urban	132.3 km2 (51.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	40,399
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)	57,372
• Urban density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26198 /26200
Elevation	56–213 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.

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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.

• French navigator Louis de Freycinet and Émile Loubet, President of France from 1899 till 1906, who served also as mayor of Montélimar.
• Formula One racing driver Charles Pic, brother and fellow racing driver Arthur Pic and motorcycle racer Sylvain Guintoli.
• Encyclopédiste Antoine Penchenier (died in 1761) at an unknown date.
• Physician and Encyclopédiste Jean-Joseph Menuret (1739–1815) was born in Montélimar
• Louis Deschamps (painter) (1846 - 1902) was born in Montélimar
• Singer, writer, actress, TV host and fashion designer Marianne James was born in Montélimar in 1962.
• Michèle Rivasi (1953-2023), elected member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2023, was born in Montélimar.
• The racing drivers and brothers Charles Pic and Arthur Pic were born in 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:^[9]

• Communes of the Drôme department