Montesquieu-des-Albères (Catalan: Montesquiu d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Montesquieu-des-Albères Montesquiu d'Albera
Commune
A general view of the village and castle of Montesquieu-des-Albères
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Location of Montesquieu-des-Albères
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Coordinates: 42°31′05″N 2°52′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Vallespir-Albères
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Huguette Pons[1]
Area 1	17.06 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,235
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66115 /66740
Elevation	43–1,001 m (141–3,284 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Montesquieu-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Population

Sites of interest

• Church of Saint-Saturnin
• Church of Saint-Christopher
• Castle, 11th ctry.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

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