Montataire

Montataire
Commune
The chateau in Montataire
Location of Montataire
Montataire Montataire
Coordinates: 49°15′22″N 2°26′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Senlis
Canton	Montataire
Intercommunality	CA Creil Sud Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Bosino
Area 1	10.66 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	13,701
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60414 /60160
Elevation	26–110 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,020	—
1975	13,166	+3.98%
1982	12,855	−0.34%
1990	12,353	−0.50%
1999	12,048	−0.28%
2007	12,265	+0.22%
2012	12,626	+0.58%
2017	13,263	+0.99%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• Château de Montataire, 12th century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Oise department