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Montjoie-en-Couserans

Occitanie, France · Europe

About Montjoie-en-Couserans

Montjoie-en-Couserans sits on the route: 25 minutes from Salies-du-Salat, 48km from Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park.

Montjoie-en-Couserans is a town located in Occitanie, France. With a population of 1,037, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Montjoie-en-Couserans sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Montjoie-en-Couserans to your route.

About Montjoie-en-Couserans

Montjoie-en-Couserans (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʒwa ɑ̃ kuzʁɑ̃], literally Montjoie in Couserans; Occitan: Montjòi de Coserans) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, in the northwest of the Ariège department, in the Occitanie region. Historically and culturally, the town is part of Couserans,

Read more an area with Gascon roots structured by the course of the Salat. Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained by the Volp, the Baup, the Badech stream, the Birosse stream and various other small rivers. Included in the Ariège Pyrenees regional natural park, the town has a remarkable natural heritage: a protected area (the "crayfish streams: Artix, Moulicot and Volp") and six natural areas of ecological, faunal and floral beauty. Montjoie-en-Couserans is a rural commune which had 992 inhabitants in 2023, after having experienced a sharp increase in population since 1975. It is part of the Saint-Girons catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Montjoliens or Montjoliennes. The architectural heritage of the town includes two buildings protected as historic monuments: the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church, listed in 1901, and the City Gate, listed in 1965.

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Montjoie-en-Couserans is located in Occitanie, France, Europe. The coordinates are 43.0025 latitude, 1.1600 longitude.

What is the population of Montjoie-en-Couserans?

Montjoie-en-Couserans has a population of approximately 1,037 people, making it a town in France.

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Quick Information

Population
1,037
Continent
Europe
Country
France
Region
Occitanie
Timezone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
43.0025, 1.1600

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in France

Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire
18
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.

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Worth the detour from Montjoie-en-Couserans

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

mountain pass

Port de la Bonaigua

A 2,072 m pass on the C-28 crowning the road into the Val d'Aran, with sweeping switchbacks above the treeline beside the Baqueira-Beret ski slopes.

41 km · about 45 min drive

national park

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

Catalonia's only national park: granite peaks, twisting alpine streams and some 200 glacial lakes centred on Estany de Sant Maurici beneath the twin Els Encantats spires. 4x4 taxis from Espot run visitors to the lake.

48 km · about 55 min drive

tunnel

Vielha Tunnel

The 5.2 km Juan Carlos I tunnel on the N-230 bores under the Pyrenees to give the Val d'Aran its only year-round road link with the rest of Spain: a landmark of 20th-century engineering.

49 km · about 55 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Mirador Roc del Quer

A vertigo-inducing steel walkway jutting 20 m off a cliff on the Coll d'Ordino road above Canillo, ending in a glass floor and a seated bronze figure gazing over the valley.

59 km · about 70 min drive

mountain pass

Coll d'Ordino

A quiet 1,980 m pass on the CS-340 between Ordino and Canillo, a favourite driving and cycling detour with layered views over Andorra's central valleys.

60 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Montjoie-en-Couserans

  • 41 kmPort de la BonaiguaA 2,072 m pass on the C-28 crowning the road into the Val d'Aran, with sweeping switchbacks above the treeline beside the Baqueira-Beret ski slopes.
  • 49 kmVielha TunnelThe 5.2 km Juan Carlos I tunnel on the N-230 bores under the Pyrenees to give the Val d'Aran its only year-round road link with the rest of Spain: a landmark of 20th-century engineering.
  • 59 kmMirador Roc del QuerA vertigo-inducing steel walkway jutting 20 m off a cliff on the Coll d'Ordino road above Canillo, ending in a glass floor and a seated bronze figure gazing over the valley.
  • 60 kmColl d'OrdinoA quiet 1,980 m pass on the CS-340 between Ordino and Canillo, a favourite driving and cycling detour with layered views over Andorra's central valleys.
  • 69 kmPort d'EnvaliraThe highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 m, linking Andorra with France above Pas de la Casa: a Tour de France classic with a bypass tunnel for winter.

Driving in France

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.85/litre
Motorway tolls
~€10.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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