Montesquiou
Montesquiou | |
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A general view of Montesquiou | |
Location of Montesquiou | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 0°19′47″E / 43.5794°N 0.3297°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Mirande |
| Canton | Pardiac-Rivière-Basse |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Étienne Verret |
Area 1 | 46.8 km2 (18.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 569 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32285 /32320 |
| Elevation | 145–256 m (476–840 ft) (avg. 277 m or 909 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montesquiou (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛskju]; Gascon: Montesquiu) is a commune in the Gers department, Southwestern France. It is the historic seat of the Montesquiou family.