Montréjeau

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 Montrejau (Occitan)
Commune
The church in Montréjeau
Coat of arms
Location of 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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Miquel[1]
Area 1	8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,676
• Density	330/km2 (840/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

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department