Montesquiou

Montesquiou
A general view of Montesquiou
Location of Montesquiou
Montesquiou
Montesquiou
Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 0°19′47″E / 43.5794°N 0.3297°E / 43.5794; 0.3297
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonPardiac-Rivière-Basse
IntercommunalityCœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Étienne Verret
Area
1
46.8 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
569
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32285 /32320
Elevation145–256 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.