Montespan
| Montespan | ||
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  Montespan | ||
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Location within Occitanie region  Montespan | ||
| Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°51′18″E / 43.0858°N 0.855°ECoordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°51′18″E / 43.0858°N 0.855°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Salies-du-Salat | |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Salies-du-Salat | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Christine Llorens | |
| Area1 | 12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 438 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31372 / 31260 | |
| Elevation |
298–522 m (978–1,713 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Montespan is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 473 | — |
| 1968 | 479 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 432 | −9.8% |
| 1982 | 428 | −0.9% |
| 1990 | 398 | −7.0% |
| 1999 | 422 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 438 | +3.8% |
Sights
The remains of a 13th-century castle, the Château de Montespan, have been listed since 1926 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 16 March 2008
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