Montégut-Plantaurel

Montégut-Plantaurel
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
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Location of Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel is located in France
Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel is located in Occitanie
Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel
Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 1°29′11″E / 43.07°N 1.4864°E / 43.07; 1.4864
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonVal d'Ariège
IntercommunalityCA Pays Foix-Varilhes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Estrade[1]
Area
1
18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
311
 • Density16.4/km2 (42.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09202 /09120
Elevation307–630 m (1,007–2,067 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.

Montégut-Plantaurel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy plɑ̃toʁɛl]; Occitan: Montagut de Plantaurèl) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Lèze flows through the northwestern part of the commune.

History

The Chateau de La Hille, was home to Jewish refugee children supported by Œuvre de secours aux enfants during the early 1940s.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 210—    
1975 171−2.89%
1982 179+0.66%
1990 253+4.42%
1999 267+0.60%
2007 316+2.13%
2012 334+1.11%
2017 335+0.06%
2023 311−1.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Les enfant du château de La Hille, Sebastian Steiger, Brunnen Verlag, Basel, ISBN 3765577219 (in French)
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE