Montréjeau

Montréjeau
Location of Montréjeau
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Montréjeau
Intercommunality	Nebouzan-Rivière-Verdun
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Éric Miquel
Area 1	8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	2,738
• Density	330/km2 (860/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 (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).

Population

Historical population of Montréjeau

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	3149	3700	3473	3161	2857	2577	2738

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE