Montescot

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

Montescot
Commune
The town hall in Montescot
Coat of arms
Location of Montescot
Montescot Show map of France Montescot Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	La Plaine d'Illibéris
Intercommunality	Sud-Roussillon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Sala[1]
Area 1	6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,595
• Density	260/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66114 /66200
Elevation	16–40 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.

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Via Domitia