Montréjeau Explained

Montréjeau
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Montréjeau (Haute-Garonne).svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Gaudens
Canton:Saint-Gaudens
Insee:31390
Postal Code:31210
Mayor:Éric Miquel[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.0858°N 0.5697°W
Elevation M:455
Elevation Min M:409
Elevation Max M:543
Area Km2:8.21

Montréjeau (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃ʁeʒo/; Occitan (post 1500);: Montrejau) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau, Bayonne and Tarbes.

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).[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: Soboul, Albert . The French Revolution 1787–1799 . Albert Soboul . 1975 . Vintage . New York . 0-394-71220-X . 538–539 . registration .