Montréjeau

Montréjeau
Commune

Coat of arms
Montréjeau

Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E / 43.0858°N 0.5697°E / 43.0858; 0.5697Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E / 43.0858°N 0.5697°E / 43.0858; 0.5697
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens
Canton Saint-Gaudens
Intercommunality Nebouzan-Rivière-Verdun
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Éric Miquel
Area1 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,738
 • Density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montréjeau (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).[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,149—    
19683,700+17.5%
19753,473−6.1%
19823,161−9.0%
19902,857−9.6%
19992,577−9.8%
20082,738+6.2%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Soboul, Albert (1975). The French Revolution 1787–1799. New York: Vintage. pp. 538–539. ISBN 0-394-71220-X.


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