Montréal, Aude

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montréal

(2020–2026) Bernard Breil^[1]Area

55.21 km² (21.32 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,048 • Density37/km² (96/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11254 /11290

Elevation117–443 m (384–1,453 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montréal (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁe.al] ^ⓘ; Languedocien: Montreal) is a commune just west of Carcassonne in the Aude department, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Occitanie region in southern France.

History

In 1206 Montréal was the site of debates between Catholics and Cathars, a sect of Christianity whose beliefs ran contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church. These debates were initiated by a Spanish bishop Diego of Osma and his canon, the future Saint Dominic, as part of Pope Innocent III's program to convert the Cathars in the area to Catholicism.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,761	—
1968	1,678	−4.7%
1975	1,588	−5.4%
1982	1,535	−3.3%
1990	1,546	+0.7%
1999	1,672	+8.2%
2008	1,957	+17.0%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.