Montégut (Hautes-Pyrénées)

Montégut
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton	La Vallée de la Barousse
Community association	Neste Barousse
Coordinates	43 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  E
height	447-907 m
surface	6.94 km 2
Residents	135 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65150
INSEE code	65319
Website	Montégut
Mayor's office ( Mairie ) of Montégut

Montégut is a French commune with 135 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of La Vallée de la Barousse (until 2015: canton of Saint-Laurent-de-Neste ).

The inhabitants are called Montéacutins and Montéacutines .

geography

Montégut is about 29 kilometers east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre on the eastern edge of the department.

Montégut is surrounded by the eight neighboring communities:

Saint-Laurent-de-Neste	Saint-Paul	Aventignan
Nestier		Lombrès
Bize	Be yourself	Générest

Population development

After the records began, the population rose to a peak of around 450 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 120 inhabitants during short recovery phases up to the 1970s, before reaching a level of around 135 inhabitants stabilized.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	139	128	119	146	135	136	129	135	135

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish Church of Saint-André

Attractions

• 19th century parish church of Saint-André
• Castle ruins

Economy and Infrastructure

Montégut is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 9

Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

The long-distance hiking trail GR 78, called La voie des Piémonts , leads from Carcassonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and also passes through the territory of the municipality. It is considered the Camino de Santiago alongside the four main routes in France.

traffic

Montégut can be reached via Routes départementales 26, 71 and 73.

Web links

Commons : Montégut  - collection of images

• Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
• Montégut on the website of the Tourist Office of the Association of Municipalities (French)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Information commune de Montégut ( fr ) Marie-Pierre Manet. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
2. ↑ Notice Communale Montégut ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 3, 2019.
3. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Montégut (65319) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 3, 2019.
4. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 3, 2019.
5. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Montégut (65319) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 3, 2019.
6. ↑ La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved December 3, 2019.