Montesquiou

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Montesquiou

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Montesquiou
Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 0°19′47″E / 43.5794°N 0.3297°E / 43.5794; 0.3297Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 0°19′47″E / 43.5794°N 0.3297°E / 43.5794; 0.3297
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Montesquiou
Intercommunality Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Perrussan
Area
  Land1 46.8 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 605
  Population2 Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 32285 / 32320
Elevation 145–256 m (476–840 ft)
(avg. 277 m or 909 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.

Montesquiou is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

The village of Montesquiou is the historical seat of the Montesquiou-Fezensac family.

Population

Historical population of Montesquiou
Year1962196819751982199019992008
Population538645605604579570605

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