Montsaunès
Montsaunès | |
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 The church in Montsaunès | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montsaunès | |
  Montsaunès Location within France  Montsaunès Location within Occitanie | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 455 |
| • Density | 49.9/km2 (129/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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 371 | — |
| 1975 | 385 | +0.53% |
| 1982 | 402 | +0.62% |
| 1990 | 362 | −1.30% |
| 1999 | 379 | +0.51% |
| 2007 | 400 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 430 | +1.46% |
| 2017 | 445 | +0.69% |
| 2023 | 455 | +0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
In popular culture
The Templar chapel of St Christophe features in the 2013 crypto-thriller The Sword of Moses by Dominic Selwood.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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