Montesquieu-des-Albères

Montesquieu-des-Albères is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, known in Catalan as Montesquiu d'Albera. Until a decree of 5 August 1992 changed its name it was called simply Montesquieu. It lies in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and the arrondissement of Céret, covers about 17 square kilometres, and has land ranging from about 43 metres to 1,001 metres above sea level. Its sites of interest include the Romanesque church of Saint-Saturnin, a second church dedicated to Saint Christopher, and a castle dating from the 11th century. INSEE figures show the population growing from 333 at the 1968 count to 1,353 in 2023.