Montferrer

This article is about a French commune. For the Spanish municipality, see Montferrer i Castellbò.
Montferrer

A general view of Montferrer

Coat of arms
Montferrer

Coordinates: 42°26′20″N 2°34′05″E / 42.4389°N 2.5681°E / 42.4389; 2.5681Coordinates: 42°26′20″N 2°34′05″E / 42.4389°N 2.5681°E / 42.4389; 2.5681
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Céret
Canton Arles-sur-Tech
Intercommunality Haut Vallespir
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Dominique Petit[1]
Area1 21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 221
  Density 10/km2 (26/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66116 / 66150
Elevation 308–1,608 m (1,010–5,276 ft)
(avg. 820 m or 2,690 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.

Montferrer is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Montferrer is located in the canton of Arles-sur-Tech and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Montferrer and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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