Montespan

Montespan (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛspɑ̃]) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.

Montespan
Commune
The chateau ruins in Montespan
Coat of arms
Location of Montespan
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Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°51′18″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Bagnères-de-Luchon
Intercommunality	Cagire Garonne Salat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Christine Llorens[1]
Area 1	12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	466
• Density	37/km2 (96/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.

Population

Historical 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%
2018	457	+4.3%

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.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department