Gaillac

Gaillac (in Occitan Galhac ) is a common Frenchwoman, located in the Département of the Tarn (81), in the area the Midday-Pyrenees.
Its inhabitants names Gaillacois .

Geography

The river Tarn borders the town of Gaillac by the south, of is in west. Gaillac is located at 140 meters of altitude.

History

Gaillac is a thousand-year-old city located between Toulouse, Albi and Montauban. It built its reputation on its vineyard which bears its name.

Gaillac is born first once at the second century before our era. The Gallic ones of the place make of it a river port by which they export their wine towards the Roman province of Narbonnaise. When Aquitaine is absorbed by Rome, Gaillac knows prosperity with Montans which provides the containers.

The Low Empire and the Great invasions however destroy the city which one finds any more no trace. It will have to be waited until the monks of Saint-Michel obtain from the bishop of Albi of the privileges of vine growing, into 972, so that a stable population reconstitutes and rebuilds the city. Initially crossed to Bordeaux to be exported in England, the wines of Gaillac are unceasingly improved and will end up being essential for themselves.

During the wars of religion, the Gaillac ois remained catholic are driven out city by the Protestants. They will take refuge with Castelnau-with-Montmiral. After the Massacre of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (August 24th, 1572 in Paris), Gaillacois massacre the Protestants: 74 over the 90 present downtown.

It is also a town of history, one discovers there the abbey Saint-Michel (13th century), the Château of Foucauld (17th century) surrounded by its park, the maze of the narrow streets which draw the crown of historical Gaillac etc

Administration

| align=right| 1983 - 1995 || Jacques Dary ||align=" center" | || DVD-UDF |- | align=right| 1995 - 2005 || Charles Pistre ||align=" center" | || PS |- | align=right|since 2005 || Michele Rieux ||align=" center" | || PS

Demography

Places and monuments

Saint Michel abbey

Abbey Saint-Michel is known since the 10th century. It is attested that in 972 a community Bénédictin E is present which initiated the agricultural development and economic starting from the exploitation of the Vignoble and of the commercial traffic of the Vin on the Tarn. The Abbaye is partly rebuilt in 1271. In 1524, it is secularized, a chapter of Chanoine replaces the community, but the title Abbatiale is preserved. Devastated by the Protesting S twice, the building is rebuilt and redécoré of 1570 with 1620. It is in 1849 that the northern entry being closed, another is open on the western frontage where a gate néo-novel (work of Dumège) is plated. Large work of restoration since the end of the 19th century was undertaken until the complete restoration of the abbey buildings in the years 1990.

In the neighborhoods

On the other side of the Tarn, is the Archéosite of Montans, a museum which recalls the past of this locality founded by the Romain S.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Mathieu Blouin

  • Delga (three brothers)
  • Maurice and Eugenie of Guerin
  • Jean Joseph Angel of Hautpoul, marshal of Empire
  • Benoit Lacombe
  • Marcel Marchandeau, known as Touny-Lerys
  • the Bande with Undermined, band of out the law
  • Antoine Portal, doctor at the Court of King de France, Louis XVIII
  • Rigal (family)
  • Jean-Laurent Riol
  • Jean Joseph Vaissette
  • Vialar (family), family of Holy Emilie
  • Olivier Monterrubio, Football or, attacker of RC Lens, born in Gaillac the August 8th 1976
  • Bernard Laporte, selector of the team of France of Rugby to XV, ex-player of, and the CA Bèglais, ex-trainer of the Stage of Bordeaux and the French Stage, future Secretary of State to Youth and the Sports (after the world cup 2007).
  • White Eric, player of Rugby to the Racing club of France, then with RC Narbonne was born there in 1959.
  • Vincent Moscato, ex-player of, Bordeaux-Bègles, the French Stage and the team of France of Rugby to XV.
  • Jacques Dary, former Mayor (1983-1995), former vice-president of the District council of the Midday-Pyrenees (1992-1998), former temporary Deputy (1993-1997)
  • Bernard Berthelon-Vitte, ambassador of Gaillac in the region of Lion and incidentally Technician Methods.

Twinning

Close cities

Expression

The expression “to lose itself between Gaillac and Rabastens” is used in the South-west of France to indicate the state of intoxication of a person.

See too

External bonds

  • City-gaillac.fr - Official site of the City

  • Ign.fr - Gaillac on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Recensement.insee.fr - Gaillac on the site of INSEE

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