Montazels

Montazels
Commune

Coat of arms
Montazels
Location within Occitanie region
Montazels
Coordinates: 42°56′46″N 2°14′48″E / 42.9461°N 2.2467°E / 42.9461; 2.2467Coordinates: 42°56′46″N 2°14′48″E / 42.9461°N 2.2467°E / 42.9461; 2.2467
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aude
Arrondissement Limoux
Canton La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
Intercommunality Pays de Couiza
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Fromilhague
Area1 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 492
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 11240 /11190
Elevation 211–527 m (692–1,729 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montazels is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962382    
1968399+4.5%
1975459+15.0%
1982462+0.7%
1990506+9.5%
1999469−7.3%
2008492+4.9%

Personalities

Bérenger Saunière, controversial Roman Catholic priest of Rennes-le-Château, was born in Montazels on 11 April 1852.

See also

References

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