Montsaunès

Montsaunès
Commune
The church in Montsaunès
The church in Montsaunès
Coat of arms of Montsaunès
Coat of arms
Location of Montsaunès
Map
Montsaunès is located in France
Montsaunès
Montsaunès
Montsaunès is located in Occitanie
Montsaunès
Montsaunès
Coordinates: 43°06′44″N 0°56′15″E / 43.1122°N 0.9375°E / 43.1122; 0.9375
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementSaint-Gaudens
CantonBagnères-de-Luchon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maryse Mourlan[1]
Area
1
9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
454
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31391 /31260
Elevation285–411 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962360—    
1968371+3.1%
1975385+3.8%
1982402+4.4%
1990362−10.0%
1999379+4.7%
2008403+6.3%
2018448+11.2%

The Templar chapel of St Christophe features in the 2013 crypto-thriller The Sword of Moses by Dominic Selwood.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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