Montesquiou

Montesquiou

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Montesquiou

Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 0°19′47″E / 43.5794°N 0.3297°E / 43.5794; 0.3297Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 0°19′47″E / 43.5794°N 0.3297°E / 43.5794; 0.3297
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Montesquiou
Intercommunality Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Perrussan
Area1 46.8 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 605
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 32285 / 32320
Elevation 145–256 m (476–840 ft)
(avg. 277 m or 909 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.

Montesquiou is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Montesquiou and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962538    
1968645+19.9%
1975605−6.2%
1982604−0.2%
1990579−4.1%
1999570−1.6%
2008605+6.1%

See also

References

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