Montsaunès
Commune in Occitania, France
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Montsaunès (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃sonɛs]; Occitan: Montsaunèrs) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.
Montsaunès | |
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The church in Montsaunès | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Montsaunès | |
  Montsaunès Location within France  Montsaunès Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′44″N 0°56′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maryse Mourlan[1] |
Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 455 |
| • Density | 49.9/km2 (129/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31391 /31260 |
| Elevation | 285–411 m (935–1,348 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 360 | — |
| 1968 | 371 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 385 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 402 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 362 | −10.0% |
| 1999 | 379 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 403 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 448 | +11.2% |
In popular culture
The Templar chapel of St Christophe features in the 2013 crypto-thriller The Sword of Moses by Dominic Selwood.
