Montesquieu-des-Albères

Montesquieu-des-Albères (Catalan: Montesquiu d'Albera, before 1992: Montesquieu)^[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Montesquieu-des-Albères Montesquiu d'Albera
Commune
A general view of the village and castle of Montesquieu-des-Albères
Coat of arms
Location of Montesquieu-des-Albères
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Coordinates: 42°31′05″N 2°52′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Vallespir-Albères
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Huguette Pons[1]
Area 1	17.06 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,283
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66115 /66740
Elevation	43–1,001 m (141–3,284 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Montesquieu-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Montesquieu-des-Albères and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	333	—
1975	329	−0.17%
1982	510	+6.46%
1990	753	+4.99%
1999	824	+1.01%
2007	1,142	+4.16%
2012	1,195	+0.91%
2017	1,224	+0.48%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sites of interest

Romanesque church Saint-Saturnin de Montesquieu-des-Albères, 12th ctry.

The medieval castle

• Church of Saint-Saturnin
• Church of Saint-Christopher
• Castle, 11th ctry.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department