Orgueil

For the meteorite, see Orgueil (meteorite).

Orgueil (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɡœj] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Orgulh) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Orgueil
Commune
The town hall of Orgueil
Coat of arms
Location of Orgueil
Orgueil Show map of France Orgueil Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°54′19″N 1°24′43″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Montauban
Canton	Tarn-Tescou-Quercy vert
Intercommunality	Grand Sud Tarn et Garonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Willy Authesserre[1]
Area 1	14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,721
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	82136 /82370
Elevation	75–116 m (246–381 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Orgueil has existed for more than 1000 years. It was first mentioned in the 9th century, when Orgueil was part of Saint-Sernin Abbaye in Toulouse.

On 14 May 1864 a rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite landed there, now known as the Orgueil meteorite. For research purposes, it was split up into several pieces which can now be seen in museums in Europe and the United States. The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Montauban in Tarn-et-Garonne, France has a large piece of the meteorite that weighs eleven kilograms.

Economy

Orgueil is also a wine-producing region: the red grape le frontonnais is cultivated there.

See also

• Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department