Montréjeau
Commune in Occitania, France
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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, Tarbes, and Bagnères-de-Luchon.
Montréjeau
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 The church in Montréjeau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Montréjeau | |
  Montréjeau  Montréjeau | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Miquel[1] |
Area 1 | 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,648 |
| • Density | 323/km2 (835/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. | |
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).[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 2,648 | −0.90% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
