Montjoie-en-Couserans

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Montjoie-en-Couserans

Total population

1,002

Elevation393 m

Land area29.63 km²

Coordinates43.00°, 1.16°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Montjoie-en-Couserans is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, in the northwest of the Ariège department, in the Occitanie region. Historically and culturally, the town is part of Couserans, an area with Gascon roots structured by the course of the Salat.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Aristide Bergès

French engineer (1833–1904)

Robert Redeker

French philosopher

Paul Caujolle

French politician (1891-1955)

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Alain Soucasse

French painter and photographer

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Alphonse Arias

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Charles-Henri Emile Blanchard

French painter (1810-1890)

Frédéric Arnaud

French politician (1819-1878)

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Gaston Massat

French poet

Grégory Turpin

French Christian-pop singer

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Henri Bernère

French politician (1856–1914)

Jean Audoubert

French rugby league footballer (1924-2008)

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Jean Buffelan

French politician (1904-1990)

Jean Caujolle

French rugby union player (1888–1943)

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Jean Vila

French politician

Louis Henry

French historian (1911–1991)

Patrice Bonnet

French architect (1879–1964)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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