The town of Monestier is located in the Sigoulès district in Dordogne.
It is a member of the Greater Bergerac Area.
It has 387* inhabitants on a surface area of 1775 hectares.

The town’s name in Occitan is Monestièr: Southern Occitan monestièr (monastery).

The local council elected in 2008 :
Mayor : M. GUIBERT Denis
1st Deputy : PEDRENO Gérald
2nd Deputy : SERNAGLIA Claudine
3rd Deputy : LACROIX Pascal
Local Councillors : LAGARDE Eric ; BROUILLEAUD Marie-Agnès ; BOISSERIE Josiane ; GAOS Noël-Francis ; CUISSET Pascal ; VERGNOL Patrick ; WAUQUIER Mathias