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Village

Montaillou

Located in Arrondissement of Foix, Ariège Coordinates: 42°47′17″ N 1°53′53″ E

Map showing the location of Montaillou Montaillou
Location in France
Population
21
21
Elevation
1,282 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Montaillou
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CCF Carcassonne Salvaza Airport58 km
LEU Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport64 km

About Montaillou

Montaillou is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Foix, Ariège. Population: 21. Elevation: 1,282 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Pique Redone and Pic de Gérale.

Climate of Montaillou

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
May (119 mm)
Driest month
July (66 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Montaillou
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°10°14°18°22°22°19°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°-1°1°5°8°11°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9487859511910066838711311199

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Montaillou

The nearest airport is Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF), 58 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Perpignan, 82 km to the east.

Airports

  • Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF) Carcassonne 58 kmnortheast
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 64 kmsouthwest
  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) Perpignan/Rivesaltes 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 82 kmeast
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 98 kmnorth
  • Girona Population: 100.3K 118 kmsoutheast
  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 136 kmsouth
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 139 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Montaillou

Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 1,636 natural sites, 267 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Étang des Peyrisses Lake 18 kmS
  • Étang de Naguille Lake 15 kmS
  • Étang de Lanoux Lake 22 kmS
  • Lac de Montbel Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km732 places

  • Artigue River 59 kmW
  • Llac de Núria Lake 48 kmSE
  • Pic de la Bassera Mountain 49 kmSW
  • Pic de les Molleres del Puigpedrós Mountain 36 kmS

60–100 km1,190 places

  • Estany de Travessani Lake 86 kmW
  • Estany de Sant Maurici Lake 77 kmW
  • Lago Saburó Lake 78 kmW
  • Estanh de Rius Lake 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Montaillou

2 places
  1. 1 Montaillou 10

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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