Montsaunès | |
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![]() The church in Montsaunès | |
Coordinates: 43°06′44″N 0°56′15″E / 43.1122°N 0.9375°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Maryse Mourlan[1] |
Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 454 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31391 /31260 |
Elevation | 285–411 m (935–1,348 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montsaunès (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃sonɛs]; Occitan: Montsaunèrs) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 360 | — |
1968 | 371 | +3.1% |
1975 | 385 | +3.8% |
1982 | 402 | +4.4% |
1990 | 362 | −10.0% |
1999 | 379 | +4.7% |
2008 | 403 | +6.3% |
2018 | 448 | +11.2% |
In popular culture
[edit]The Templar chapel of St Christophe features in the 2013 crypto-thriller The Sword of Moses by Dominic Selwood.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.