Montespan
Montespan | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montespan  | |
  Montespan  Montespan | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°51′18″E / 43.0858°N 0.855°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Salies-du-Salat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Christine Llorens |
| Area 1 | 12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 438 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31372 /31260 |
| Elevation | 298–522 m (978–1,713 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montespan is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.
Population
| 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montespan (Haute-Garonne).
 | This Haute-Garonne geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |