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Montégut-Plantaurel

Montégut-Plantaurel
Commune
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
The church in Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel is located in France
Montégut-Plantaurel
Montégut-Plantaurel
Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 1°29′11″E / 43.07°N 1.4864°E / 43.07; 1.4864Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 1°29′11″E / 43.07°N 1.4864°E / 43.07; 1.4864
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Foix
Canton Val d'Ariège
Intercommunality Canton of Varilhes
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Carriere
Area1 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 320
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 09202 /09120
Elevation 307–630 m (1,007–2,067 ft)
(avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)

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

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

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

Montégut-Plantaurel is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

The Lèze flows through the northwestern part of the commune.

The Chateau de La Hille, was home to Jewish refugee children during the early 1940s.



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