Mont (Hautes-Pyrénées)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |
| Canton | Neste, Aure and Louron | |
| Community association | Aure Louron | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 1,157–2,064 m | |
| surface | 15.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 42 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65510 | |
| INSEE code | 65317 | |
 Saint Barthélémy Church |
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Mont is a French commune with 42 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron .
geography
The municipality is located around 60 kilometers (as the crow flies) southeast of Tarbes , in the historic province of Bigorre , in the Pays d'Aure countryside . The Spanish border on the ridge of the Pyrenees is about 15 kilometers further south. The commune borders the Haute-Garonne department to the east . Neighboring municipalities to Mont are:
- Cazaux-Fréchet-Anéran-Camors in the north,
- Jurvielle in the east (Haute-Garonne department),
- Portet-du-Luchon in the southeast (Haute-Garonne department),
- Loudervielle to the south and west as well
- Estarviell in the northwest.
The location of the municipality's capital is on the right flank of the valley called Vallée du Louron , high above the Neste du Louron river , which runs in the valley floor. The majority of the municipal area extends east of the village and is mostly impassable mountainous terrain at altitudes of up to 2000 meters. Since this is hardly populated, the overall population density is extremely low.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 30th | 18th | 11 | 21st | 36 | 34 | 46 |
Attractions
The municipality has several cultural monuments that are classified as Monument historique .
Particularly noteworthy is the Église Saint-Barthélémy , a church from the 12th century with a major renovation in the 16th century. This Romanesque building is now considered a special example of a successful art restoration.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mont on the Insee website
- ↑ Entry No. 65317 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
