Montescot

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Montescot
The town hall in Montescot
The town hall in Montescot
Coat of arms of Montescot
Location of Montescot
Montescot is located in France
Montescot
Montescot
Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E / 42.6089°N 2.9347°E / 42.6089; 2.9347Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E / 42.6089°N 2.9347°E / 42.6089; 2.9347
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLa Plaine d'Illibéris
IntercommunalitySud-Roussillon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Sala
Area
1
6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,680
 • Density280/km2 (720/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 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.

Map of Montescot and its surrounding communes

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[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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