Montréjeau

Montréjeau
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Coat of arms of Montréjeau Coat of arms
Montréjeau
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Montréjeau
Coordinates:
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)
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.

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
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

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE