Montréjeau

Montréjeau (Occitan: Montrejau) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Montréjeau
The church in Montréjeau
Coat of arms
Location of Montréjeau
Montréjeau
Montréjeau
Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementSaint-Gaudens
CantonSaint-Gaudens
IntercommunalityNebouzan-Rivière-Verdun
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Éric Miquel
Area
1
8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,796
  Density340/km2 (880/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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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).[2]

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%
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Soboul, Albert (1975). The French Revolution 1787–1799. New York: Vintage. pp. 538–539. ISBN 0-394-71220-X.



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