Montréjeau
| Montréjeau | ||
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  Montréjeau | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Montréjeau | ||
| Coordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E / 43.0858°N 0.5697°ECoordinates: 43°05′09″N 0°34′11″E / 43.0858°N 0.5697°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Montréjeau | |
| 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) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31390 / 31210 | |
| Elevation |
409–543 m (1,342–1,781 ft) (avg. 455 m or 1,493 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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% |
See also
References
- ↑ Soboul, Albert (1975). The French Revolution 1787–1799. New York: Vintage. pp. 538–539. ISBN 0-394-71220-X.
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