Montréjeau Montrejau (Occitan) | |
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Location of Montréjeau  | |
)  Montréjeau ) Montréjeau | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E / 43.0858°N 0.5697°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Miquel |
| Area 1 | 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 2,796 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/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];[2] Occitan: Montrejau) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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).[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3,149 | — |
| 1968 | 3,700 | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 3,473 | −6.1% |
| 1982 | 3,161 | −9.0% |
| 1990 | 2,857 | −9.6% |
| 1999 | 2,577 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | 2,738 | +6.2% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ La ville de Montrejeau perd ses commerces de proximité du centre ville, retrieved 2019-07-30
- ^ Soboul, Albert (1975). The French Revolution 1787–1799. New York: Vintage. pp. 538–539. ISBN 0-394-71220-X.