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Commune in Occitania, France
Montréjeau
Montrejau (Occitan)
The church in Montréjeau
The church in Montréjeau
Coat of arms of Montréjeau
Coat of arms
Location of Montréjeau
Montréjeau is located in France
Montréjeau
Montréjeau
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Montréjeau is located in Occitanie
Montréjeau
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Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E / 43.0858°N 0.5697°E / 43.0858; 0.5697
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementSaint-Gaudens
CantonSaint-Gaudens
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Miquel
Area8.21 km (3.17 sq mi)
Population2,700
 • Density330/km (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31390 /31210
Elevation409–543 m (1,342–1,781 ft)
(avg. 455 m or 1,493 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montréjeau (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁeʒo]; 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).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ La ville de Montrejeau perd ses commerces de proximité du centre ville, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 30 July 2019
  4. ^ Soboul, Albert (1975). The French Revolution 1787–1799. New York: Vintage. pp. 538–539. ISBN 0-394-71220-X.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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