Montazels

Montazels

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Montazels

Coordinates: 42°56′46″N 2°14′48″E / 42.9461°N 2.2467°E / 42.9461; 2.2467Coordinates: 42°56′46″N 2°14′48″E / 42.9461°N 2.2467°E / 42.9461; 2.2467
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aude
Arrondissement Limoux
Canton Couiza
Intercommunality Pays de Couiza
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Fromilhague
Area1 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 492
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 11240 / 11190
Elevation 211–527 m (692–1,729 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montazels is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962382    
1968399+4.5%
1975459+15.0%
1982462+0.7%
1990506+9.5%
1999469−7.3%
2008492+4.9%

Personalities

Bérenger Saunière, controversial Roman Catholic priest of Rennes-le-Château, was born in Montazels on 11 April 1852.

See also

References

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