Montréjeau

Montréjeau (Francization of the Gascon occitan : Mounrrejau which wants to say Mount-Royal ) is a common French located in the department of the Haute-Garonne and the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Its inhabitants is called Montréjeaulais.

Blazon

Blazon: of money to the torn off sinople oak, the chief of azure charged with three flowers of gold lily

Geography

City sitting with the Altitude of 468 m on the grounds of the Comminges. It borders the the Garonne and its Confluent with the Neste. At the distances from: 830 km of Paris, 100 of Toulouse, 14 of Saint-Gaudens. Bagnères-with-Luchon 38 km, Tarbes and Bagnères de Bigorre 55 km, Heavy 70 km, Auch 70 km, Pau 90 km, Bayonne 200 km, Perpignan 230 km, Andorra 150 km - Border with the Spain to 26 km (Valley of Aran).

Station of Railroad " Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan" : line Paris-Bagnères-of-Luchon and Line Toulouse-Bayonne.

Airport: Airport the Tarbes-Door-Pyrenees.

Bus for Saint-Gaudens, Bagnères-of-Luchon, Tarbes and the Spain.

The neighbouring communes (juxtaposed) are: Ausson, Gourdan-Polignan.

Montréjeau is near Saint-Bertrand-with-Comminges, of its Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Saint-Bertrand-of-Comminges, and the site of the old Roman city of Lugdunum Convenarum.

Access

National 117
Highway A64 left
Train: Station of Montréjeau

History

founded Country house royal in 1272 under the reign of Philippe III of France the Bold one.

1799 : action of the soldier Pégot against the insurrectionists of the Haute-Garonne

Administration

Demography

Tourist sites and routes

Calvaire of the Mount Ares registers with the inventory of the Historic buildings.
Castle of Valmirande. The park and the gardens are visited one day in the year.
Pyrenean mythical Collars of the Tour de France (cycling).
Caves of Gargas (6 km)
Church of the XIIIe century.
Market built in 1939, by the architect Christmas Maresquier (registered MH).
the GR. 10 and HRP
the the Pyrenees. Splendid panorama with in particular the Peak of the South of Bigorre and the Massive of Maladetta.
Plate of Lannemezan
Valley of the the Garonne and others.
Gallo-Roman Villa of Montmaurin (20 km).
Village of Saint-Bertrand-with-Comminges (6 km), one of the most beautiful villages of France

Personalities related to the commune

Bertrand de Larade born in Montréjeau in 1581. Poet Occitan. Author of " Margalide gasconne" in 1604, " MUSE Piranèse" in 1607 and of " Sonnets" and " Royaux" songs;.
Jean-Pierre de Lassus born in Montréjeau in 1694. First land-surveyor of the king Louis XIV of France in Louisiana.
Pierre de Pelleport born in Montréjeau in 1773. General of Even Empire and of France.
Pierre Malar born Azum born in Montréjeau in 1924. Singer noticed and launched by Edith Piaf.
Valentine Bee born in Montréjeau in 1843. Politician.
Valentine Bee. Wire of Pierre Bee, sub-prefect. Companion of the Release (decree of May 28th, 1945).
Gerald Martinez born in Montréjeau.International. Captain of the team of France of Rugby to XV, of the Stade Toulousain and the Racing club of France.
Serge Gabernet born in Montréjeau. International of Rugby to XV and captain of the Stade Toulousain.

Others

artisanal Exposure and exposure of Painting: July and folk August
Festival international: around the Large on August 15th
Gone with old: last Sunday of July.
Course of Golf, courts of Tennis, swimming pool.
Fishing.
Water level and surface of arranged Leisures.
Stations of alpine Ski and Ski touring: Peyragudes (50 km), Superbagnères (40 km), Mourtis (30 km), Nistos Cape Nestes (15 km).
Station of Montréjeau

See too

Old communes of the Haute-Garonne
Championship of France of the 3rd federal division Rugby with XV
Common of the Haute-Garonne
FOR THE THIRD TIME the Midday-Pyrenees

External bonds

Trott in the Pyrenean villages
GR10
Localization on a chart of France.
Town hall of Montréjeau.
Montréjeau on the site of the national geographical Institute.
Montréjeau on the site of INSEE.
Montréjeau on the site of Quid.
Nistos Cape Nestes.
inter-commune Tourist office.
Plane of Montréjeau on Mapquest.
Memories of Montréjeau.

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