Mosset

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

Mosset
Commune
Mosset seen from the road to Campôme
Coat of arms
Location of Mosset
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Coordinates: 42°40′09″N 2°20′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Triado[1]
Area 1	71.93 km2 (27.77 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	313
• Density	4.35/km2 (11.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66119 /66500
Elevation	558–2,459 m (1,831–8,068 ft) (avg. 710 m or 2,330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Mosset is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Mosset and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	289	—
1975	269	−1.02%
1982	234	−1.97%
1990	266	+1.62%
1999	293	+1.08%
2007	303	+0.42%
2012	290	−0.87%
2017	308	+1.21%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department