Montescot
Montescot | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Montescot | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montescot | |
  Montescot  Montescot | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E / 42.6089°N 2.9347°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Roussillon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Sala[1] |
Area 1 | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,595 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66114 /66200 |
| Elevation | 16–40 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
Montescot is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2022-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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