Montferrer
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | Le Canigou | |
| Community association | Haut Vallespir | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 26 ' N , 2 ° 34' E | |
| height | 308-1,608 m | |
| surface | 21.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 188 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66150 | |
| INSEE code | 66116 | |
| Website | http://www.montferrer.fr/MontferrerFrAccueil.htm | |
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Montferrer is a French commune with 188 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Le Canigou .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities of Montferrer are Corsavy in the north, Arles-sur-Tech in the east, Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans in the south and Le Tech in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 255 | 215 | 260 | 226 | 353 | 221 | 188 |
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie (11th / 13th centuries)
- Ruins of the Château Montferrer
Sainte-Marie church
Ruins of the Château Montferrer
Mairie Montferrer
Personalities
- Thomas I. de Banyuls (1556–1627), seigneur de Nyer et Montferrer, governor of Huesca in Aragón
- Thomas II. De Banyuls (1619–1659), baron de Nyer, seigneur de Nyer, Montferrer etc., governor of Roussillon , Cerdagne and Abruzzo
- Raymond de Banyuls (1747–1829), 5th Marquis de Montferré, French military
Web links
Commons : Montferrer - collection of images, videos and audio files
