Montégut-Plantaurel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy plɑ̃toʁɛl]; Occitan: Montagut de Plantaurèl) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Montégut-Plantaurel
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
Location of Montégut-Plantaurel
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Montégut-Plantaurel is located in France
Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel is located in Occitanie
Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel
Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 1°29′11″E / 43.07°N 1.4864°E / 43.07; 1.4864
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonVal d'Ariège
IntercommunalityCA Pays Foix-Varilhes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Estrade[1]
Area
1
18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
327
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09202 /09120
Elevation307–630 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 edit

The Lèze flows through the northwestern part of the commune.

History edit

The Chateau de La Hille, was home to Jewish refugee children during the early 1940s.[3]

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962189—    
1968210+11.1%
1975171−18.6%
1982179+4.7%
1990253+41.3%
1999267+5.5%
2008320+19.9%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Les enfant du château de La Hille, Sebastian Steiger, Brunnen Verlag, Basel, ISBN 3765577219 (in French)