Montégut-Plantaurel
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Montégut-Plantaurel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy plɑ̃toʁɛl]; Occitan: Montagut de Plantaurèl) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Montégut-Plantaurel | |
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 The church in Montégut-Plantaurel | |
 Location of Montégut-Plantaurel | |
  Montégut-Plantaurel Location within France  Montégut-Plantaurel Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 1°29′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Val d'Ariège |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Foix-Varilhes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Estrade[1] |
Area 1 | 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 311 |
| • Density | 16.4/km2 (42.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09202 /09120 |
| Elevation | 307–630 m (1,007–2,067 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. | |
Geography
The Lèze flows through the northwestern part of the commune.
History
The Chateau de La Hille, was home to Jewish refugee children supported by Œuvre de secours aux enfants during the early 1940s.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 210 | — |
| 1975 | 171 | −2.89% |
| 1982 | 179 | +0.66% |
| 1990 | 253 | +4.42% |
| 1999 | 267 | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 316 | +2.13% |
| 2012 | 334 | +1.11% |
| 2017 | 335 | +0.06% |
| 2023 | 311 | −1.23% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
