Montescot

Montescot
The town hall in Montescot
Location of Montescot
Montescot
Montescot
Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E / 42.6089°N 2.9347°E / 42.6089; 2.9347
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLa Plaine d'Illibéris
IntercommunalitySud-Roussillon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Sala[1]
Area
1
6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,595
 • Density260/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66114 /66200
Elevation16–40 m (52–131 ft)
(avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montescot (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛsko] ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Montescot is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 221—    
1975 471+11.42%
1982 612+3.81%
1990 1,128+7.94%
1999 1,375+2.22%
2007 1,593+1.86%
2012 1,712+1.45%
2017 1,712+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2022-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE