Montescot

Montescot
Commune
The town hall in Montescot
Coat of arms
Location of Montescot
Montescot Show map of France Montescot Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°36′32″N 2°56′05″E / 42.6089°N 2.9347°E / 42.6089; 2.9347
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	La Plaine d'Illibéris
Intercommunality	Sud-Roussillon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Sala[1]
Area ^1	6.02 km^2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,586
• Density	263/km^2 (682/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66114 /66200
Elevation	16–40 m (52–131 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Montescot is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Montescot and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 221 —     1975 471 +11.42% 1982 612 +3.81% 1990 1,128 +7.94% 1999 1,375 +2.22% 2007 1,593 +1.86% 2012 1,712 +1.45% 2017 1,712 +0.00% 2023 1,586 −1.27% Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Via Domitia

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE