Mosset
Commune in Occitania, France
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Mosset (French pronunciation: [mɔsɛt] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Mosset | |
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Mosset seen from the road to Campôme | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mosset | |
  Mosset  Mosset | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′09″N 2°20′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Triado[1] |
Area 1 | 71.93 km2 (27.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 321 |
| • Density | 4.46/km2 (11.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66119 /66500 |
| Elevation | 558–2,459 m (1,831–8,068 ft) (avg. 710 m or 2,330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Mosset is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 289 | — |
| 1975 | 269 | −1.02% |
| 1982 | 234 | −1.97% |
| 1990 | 266 | +1.62% |
| 1999 | 293 | +1.08% |
| 2007 | 303 | +0.42% |
| 2012 | 290 | −0.87% |
| 2017 | 308 | +1.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
