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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Montazels
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| Coordinates: 42°56′46″N 2°14′48″E / 42.9461°N 2.2467°ECoordinates: 42°56′46″N 2°14′48″E / 42.9461°N 2.2467°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | Couiza | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Couiza | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Fromilhague | |
| Area1 | 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 492 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11240 / 11190 | |
| Elevation | 211–527 m (692–1,729 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Montazels is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 382 | — |
| 1968 | 399 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 459 | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 462 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 506 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 469 | −7.3% |
| 2008 | 492 | +4.9% |
Personalities[edit]
Bérenger Saunière, controversial Roman Catholic priest of Rennes-le-Château, was born in Montazels on 11 April 1852.
