Montsaunès
| Montsaunès | ||
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  Montsaunès | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Montsaunès | ||
| Coordinates: 43°06′44″N 0°56′15″E / 43.1122°N 0.9375°ECoordinates: 43°06′44″N 0°56′15″E / 43.1122°N 0.9375°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Salies-du-Salat | |
| Intercommunality | Salies-du-Salat | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maryse Mourlan | |
| Area1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 403 | |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31391 / 31260 | |
| Elevation |
285–411 m (935–1,348 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Montsaunès is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 360 | — |
| 1968 | 371 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 385 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 402 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 362 | −10.0% |
| 1999 | 379 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 403 | +6.3% |
In Popular Culture
The Templar chapel of St Christophe features in the 2013 crypto-thriller The Sword of Moses by Dominic Selwood.
See also
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