Montalba-le-Château
Commune in Occitania, France
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Montalba-le-Château (French: [mɔ̃talba l(ə) ʃɑto] ⓘ; Occitan: Montalban del Castèlh; Catalan: Montalbà del Castell) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Montalba-le-Château
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A general view of Montalba-le-Château | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Montalba-le-Château | |
  Montalba-le-Château Location within France  Montalba-le-Château Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′48″N 2°33′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | La Vallée de la Têt |
| Intercommunality | Roussillon Conflent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Martinez[1] |
Area 1 | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 163 |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (26.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66111 /66130 |
| Elevation | 280–661 m (919–2,169 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Localisation
Montalba-le-Château is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 203 | — |
| 1975 | 156 | −3.69% |
| 1982 | 121 | −3.56% |
| 1990 | 111 | −1.07% |
| 1999 | 120 | +0.87% |
| 2007 | 142 | +2.13% |
| 2012 | 148 | +0.83% |
| 2017 | 149 | +0.13% |
| 2023 | 163 | +1.51% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
