Mantet

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Commune
A general view of Mantet
Coat of arms
Location of Mantet
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Coordinates: 42°28′41″N 2°18′28″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Blaise[1]
Area ^1	32.15 km^2 (12.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	33
• Density	1.0/km^2 (2.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66102 /66360
Elevation	1,381–2,688 m (4,531–8,819 ft) (avg. 1,558 m or 5,112 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mantet (Catalan: Mentet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Mantet is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

The village of Mantet lies at an altitude of 1550 metres about 200 metres below the Col de Mantet. The GR 10 Pyrenean footpath passes through the village so it is one of the few points in the Pyrenees Orientales where hikers can buy provisions and spend the night in comfort.

Map of Mantet and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4	—
1975	7	+8.32%
1982	23	+18.52%
1990	26	+1.54%
1999	17	−4.61%
2007	22	+3.28%
2012	31	+7.10%
2017	30	−0.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE