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Montfort-en-Chalosse (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɔʁ ɑ̃ ʃalɔs], literally Montfort in Chalosse; Gascon: Monhòrt de Shalòssa, before 1962: Montfort)[3] is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[4]
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montfort-en-Chalosse  | |
  Montfort-en-Chalosse  Montfort-en-Chalosse | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′42″N 0°50′12″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Coteau de Chalosse |
| Intercommunality | Terres de Chalosse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Darricau[1] |
Area 1 | 11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,207 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40194 /40380 |
| Elevation | 26–108 m (85–354 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,114 | — |
| 1975 | 1,017 | −1.29% |
| 1982 | 1,031 | +0.20% |
| 1990 | 1,116 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 1,210 | +0.90% |
| 2009 | 1,159 | −0.43% |
| 2014 | 1,181 | +0.38% |
| 2020 | 1,193 | +0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Between 2001 and 2014, Françoise Dartigue-Peyrou was the mayor.
Christian Bouet was a town councillor until 2014. He had 7 terms for 43 years, a record in Montfort-en-Chalosse.
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