Montesquieu (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃tɛskjø]; Languedocien: Montesquiu) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Montesquieu
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Montesquieu
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Coordinates: 43°33′45″N 3°16′36″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Castan[1]
Area 1	14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	74
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34168 /34320
Elevation	140–467 m (459–1,532 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The original village of Montesquieu is in ruins. The commune has a number of hamlets: Mas Rolland, which has the town hall and the old school, Paders, near the valley of the Peyne, Fournols to the north of the commune and Valuzières towards the middle.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

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