Montréjeau
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Montréjeau
Montrejau (Occitan) | |
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 The church in Montréjeau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montréjeau | |
  Montréjeau  Montréjeau | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E / 43.0858°N 0.5697°E / 43.0858; 0.5697 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Miquel[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,700 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31390 /31210 |
| Elevation | 409–543 m (1,342–1,781 ft) (avg. 455 m or 1,493 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montréjeau (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁeʒo];[3] Gascon: Montrejau) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau, Bayonne and Tarbes.
History
Montréjeau was the site of one of the French Revolution's last pitched battles between republicans and royalists. In the summer of 1799, anti-revolutionary insurrection broke out in the Haute-Garonne. For a brief time it flourished, even threatening the city of Toulouse. The Directory reacted swiftly, ordering in troops which decisively defeated the rebels at Montréjeau on 1 Fructidor Year VII (18 August 1799).[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,700 | — |
| 1975 | 3,473 | −0.90% |
| 1982 | 3,161 | −1.34% |
| 1990 | 2,857 | −1.26% |
| 1999 | 2,577 | −1.14% |
| 2007 | 2,722 | +0.69% |
| 2012 | 2,834 | +0.81% |
| 2017 | 2,796 | −0.27% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ La ville de Montrejeau perd ses commerces de proximité du centre ville, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 30 July 2019
- ^ Soboul, Albert (1975). The French Revolution 1787–1799. New York: Vintage. pp. 538–539. ISBN 0-394-71220-X.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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