Montescot

Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E / 42.6089°N 2.9347°E / 42.6089; 2.9347
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Montescot
Commune
The town hall in Montescot
The town hall in Montescot
Coat of arms of Montescot
Coat of arms
Location of Montescot
Map
Montescot is located in France
Montescot
Montescot
Montescot is located in Occitanie
Montescot
Montescot
Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E / 42.6089°N 2.9347°E / 42.6089; 2.9347
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLa Plaine d'Illibéris
IntercommunalitySud-Roussillon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Sala[1]
Area
1
6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,612
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66114 /66200
Elevation16–40 m (52–131 ft)
(avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montescot (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛsko] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[edit]

Montescot is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Montescot and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 221—    
1975 471+11.42%
1982 612+3.81%
1990 1,128+7.94%
1999 1,375+2.22%
2007 1,593+1.86%
2012 1,712+1.45%
2017 1,712+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2022-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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