Montbel, Ariège

Montbel

Horses at Montbel Lake

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Montbel

Coordinates: 42°58′37″N 1°58′39″E / 42.9769°N 1.9775°E / 42.9769; 1.9775Coordinates: 42°58′37″N 1°58′39″E / 42.9769°N 1.9775°E / 42.9769; 1.9775
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Pamiers
Canton Mirepoix
Intercommunality Pays de Mirepoix
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Terpant
Area1 17.36 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 109
  Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09200 / 09600
Elevation 345–587 m (1,132–1,926 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 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.

Montbel (Montbèl in Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962105    
1968113+7.6%
1975115+1.8%
1982110−4.3%
1990109−0.9%
1999123+12.8%
2008109−11.4%

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