Montégut-Plantaurel

Montégut-Plantaurel
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
Location of Montégut-Plantaurel
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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
 (2021)[2]
327
 • Density17/km2 (45/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

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The Lèze flows through the northwestern part of the commune.

History

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

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962189—    
1968210+11.1%
1975171−18.6%
1982179+4.7%
1990253+41.3%
1999267+5.5%
2008320+19.9%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Les enfant du château de La Hille, Sebastian Steiger, Brunnen Verlag, Basel, ISBN 3765577219 (in French)