Montescot
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Montescot | |
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 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.
Montescot is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
