Montégut-Plantaurel

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Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel
Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 1°29′11″E / 43.07°N 1.4864°E / 43.07; 1.4864Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 1°29′11″E / 43.07°N 1.4864°E / 43.07; 1.4864
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Pamiers
Canton Varilhes
Intercommunality Canton of Varilhes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Carriere
Area
  Land1 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 320
  Population2 Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montégut-Plantaurel is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Lèze flows through the northwestern part of the commune.

History

The Chateau de La Hille, was home to Jewish refugee children during the early 1940s.[1]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 189    
1968 210+11.1%
1975 171−18.6%
1982 179+4.7%
1990 253+41.3%
1999 267+5.5%
2008 320+19.9%

See also

References

  1. Les enfant du château de La Hille, Sebastian Steiger, Brunnen Verlag, Basel, ISBN 3765577219 (French)
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