Montesquieu-des-Albères
Montesquieu-des-Albères
Montesquiu d'Albera | |
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 A general view of the village and castle of Montesquieu-des-Albères | |
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Location of Montesquieu-des-Albères  | |
  Montesquieu-des-Albères  Montesquieu-des-Albères | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′05″N 2°52′56″E / 42.5181°N 2.8822°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Vallespir-Albères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Huguette Pons[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.06 km2 (6.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,273 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66115 /66740 |
| Elevation | 43–1,001 m (141–3,284 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montesquieu-des-Albères (Catalan: Montesquiu d'Albera, before 1992: Montesquieu)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
[edit]Montesquieu-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 333 | — |
| 1975 | 329 | −0.17% |
| 1982 | 510 | +6.46% |
| 1990 | 753 | +4.99% |
| 1999 | 824 | +1.01% |
| 2007 | 1,142 | +4.16% |
| 2012 | 1,195 | +0.91% |
| 2017 | 1,224 | +0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites of interest
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- Church of Saint-Saturnin
- Church of Saint-Christopher
- Castle, 11th ctry.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 5 août 1992 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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