Orgueil
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Commune of Orgueil |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Montauban |
| Canton | Canton of Grisolles |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 75 m–116 m (avg. 102 m) |
| Land area¹ | 14.03 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
986 |
| - Density | 70/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 82136/ 82370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Orgueil is a small town and commune, in the Tarn-et-Garonne département, in southern France.
[edit] History
Orgueil has existed for more than 1000 years. It was first mentioned in the 9th century, when Orgueil was part of Saint-Sernin Abbaye in Toulouse.
On May 14, 1864 a rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite landed there, now known as the Orgueil meteorite. For research purposes, it was split up into several pieces which can now be seen in museums in Europe and the USA. The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Montauban in Tarn-et-garonne, France has a large piece of the meteorite that weighs eleven kilograms.
[edit] Economy
Orgueil is also a wine-producing region: the red grape le frontonnais is cultivated there.
[edit] External links
- Orgueil town website (in French)
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