Montesquiou

Montesquiou (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛskju]; Gascon: Montesquiu) is a commune in the Gers department, Southwestern France. It is the historic seat of the Montesquiou family.

Montesquiou
Commune
A general view of Montesquiou
Coat of arms
Location of Montesquiou
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Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 0°19′47″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Pardiac-Rivière-Basse
Intercommunality	Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Étienne Verret[1]
Area 1	46.8 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	569
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32285 /32320
Elevation	145–256 m (476–840 ft) (avg. 277 m or 909 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Montesquiou and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	538	—
1968	645	+19.9%
1975	605	−6.2%
1982	604	−0.2%
1990	579	−4.1%
1999	570	−1.6%
2008	605	+6.1%

See also

• Communes of the Gers department