Montfort-en-Chalosse

Montfort-en-Chalosse
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Country
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Coteau de Chalosse (main town)
Community association	Terres de Chalosse
Coordinates	43 ° 43 ′ N , 0 ° 50 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 43 ′ N , 0 ° 50 ′ W
height	26-108 m
surface	11.57 km 2
Residents	1,177 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	102 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	40380
INSEE code	40194
Website	http://www.montfort-en-chalosse.com/
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Montfort-en-Chalosse

Montfort-en-Chalosse ( Occitan : Monhòrt de Shalòssa ) is a French municipality with 1177 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Landes department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Coteau de Chalosse (until 2015: canton of Montfort-en-Chalosse ). The residents call themselves Montfortois .

geography

Montfort-en-Chalosse is located in the Marensin countryside on the edge of the vast Landes de Gascogne , the largest forest area in Western Europe, about 17 kilometers east of Dax . Montfort-en-Chalosse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gamarde-les-Bains in the north and west, Nousse in the east and northeast, Baigts in the east and southeast, Gibret in the south and Poyartin in the south and west.