Montréjeau (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁeʒo];[2] 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.
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Montréjeau
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Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Miquel |
Area 1 | 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
Population | 2,751 |
• Density | 340/km2 (870/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 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]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
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