Montréjeau (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁeʒo];[3] 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.

Montréjeau
Montrejau (Occitan)
The church in Montréjeau
The church in Montréjeau
Coat of arms of Montréjeau
Location of Montréjeau
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Montréjeau is located in France
Montréjeau
Montréjeau
Montréjeau is located in Occitanie
Montréjeau
Montréjeau
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[1]
Area
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8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,700
 • Density330/km2 (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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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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).[4]

Population

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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[5]

See also

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References

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  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