Montferrer
Politics and Administration
Politics and Administration
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### Cantonese

The municipality of Montferrer was included in the Prats\-de\-Mollo canton in 1790\. It was transferred to the Arles canton in 1793, to which it continued to belong until the disappearance of this canton in 2015\. Since the elections following the 2014 reform, it has been part of the Canigou canton.

### Mayors

| Start | End | Name | Political Party |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1791 \| | 1794 \| | M. Jean JANOTET \| |  |
| 1794 \| | 1796 \| | M. Joseph VAILLS \| |  |
| 1796 \| | 1798 \| | M. André MALET \| |  |
| 1798 \| | Élu \| | M. Jean SOLA \| |  |
| 1798 \| | 1799 \| | M. Jean\-Pierre GALY \| |  |
| 1799 \| | 1810 \| | M. Jean COLL \| |  |
| 1810 \| | 1847 \| | M. Joseph GALANGAU \| |  |
| 1847 \| | 1870 \| | M. Jean FIGUÈRES \| |  |
| 1870 \| | 1871 \| | M. Damien CUFFI\-SOBRAQUÈS \| |  |
| 1871 \| | 1881 \| | M. Jean GALANGAU \| |  |
| 1881 \| | 1884 \| | M. Augustin VALLS \| |  |
| 1884 \| | 1886 \| | M. Jean GALANGAU \| |  |
| 1886 \| | 1888 \| | M. Paul DESSORS \| |  |
| 1888 \| | 1896 \| | M. Jean GALANGAU \| |  |
| 1896 \| | 1917 \| | M. Joseph SOBRAQUÈS \| |  |
| 1917 \| | 1934 \| | M. Jean RAMON \| |  |
| 1934 \| | 1944 \| | M. Joseph VALLS \| |  |
| 1944 \| | 1947 \| | M. Jean COSTE \| |  |
| 1947 \| | 1958 \| | Abdon FIGUÈRES \| |  |
| 1958 \| | 1959 \| | M. Jean COSTE \| |  |
| 1959 \| | 1965 \| | M. André SAQUER \| |  |
| 1965 \| | 1971 \| | M. Henry DOUZON \| |  |
| 1971 \| | 1977 \| | M. Pierre VALLS \| |  |
| 1977 \| | 1983 \| | M. Raymond DENAMIEL \| |  |
| 1983 \| | 2008 \| | Mme Madeleine DENAMIEL \| | [RPR](/wiki/People%27s_Freedom_Party_%28Russia%29 "People's Freedom Party (Russia)") |
| 2008 \| | 2013 \| | M. Paul BAUDEN \| |  |
| 2013 \| | 2020 | Dominique PETIT \| |  |
| 2020 | Incumbent | M. Jean\-Marie GOURGUES | [Ind.](/wiki/Independent_politician "Independent politician") |


How long did M. Jean Figuères serve as mayor?