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Village

Montségur

Located in Arrondissement of Pamiers, Ariège Coordinates: 42°52′17″ N 1°50′00″ E

Map showing the location of Montségur Montségur
Location in France
Population
116
116
Elevation
929 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
6
listed under Montségur
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CCF Carcassonne Salvaza Airport54 km
LEU Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport69 km

About Montségur

Montségur is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Pamiers, Ariège. Population: 116. Elevation: 929 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Forêt d'Embeyre and Ruisseau de Lasset.

Climate of Montségur

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (105 mm)
Driest month
July (61 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 Montségur
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°12°16°19°23°23°20°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°3°6°10°12°12°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)7671728710587617675868379

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Montségur

The nearest airport is Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF), 54 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Toulouse, 87 km to the north.

Airports

  • Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF) Carcassonne 54 kmnortheast
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 69 kmsouthwest
  • Castres Mazamet Airport (DCM) Castres 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 87 kmnorth
  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 89 kmeast
  • Girona Population: 100.3K 128 kmsoutheast
  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 146 kmsouth
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 149 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Montségur

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 1,607 natural sites, 255 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Lac de Montbel Lake 15 kmNE
  • Pic de Tarbésou Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Pic de Soularac Mountain 7 kmSW
  • Pic de Saint-Barthélemy Mountain 8 kmSW

25–60 km666 places

  • Artigue River 55 kmW
  • Llac de Núria Lake 59 kmSE
  • Pic de la Bassera Mountain 51 kmSW
  • Pic de les Molleres del Puigpedrós Mountain 44 kmS

60–100 km1,258 places

  • Estany de Travessani Lake 83 kmW
  • Estany de Sant Maurici Lake 75 kmSW
  • Lago Saburó Lake 77 kmSW
  • Estanh de Rius Lake 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Montségur

6 places
  1. 1 Montségur 128

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

Mountains & nature5

Nearby attractions & nature

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