Montréal (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁe.al] ; historically, Montréal-du-Gers; Gascon: Montrejau de Gers) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Montréal | |
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 The town hall in Montréal | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montréal  | |
  Montréal  Montréal | |
| Coordinates: 43°57′00″N 0°12′01″E / 43.950000°N 0.200300°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Armagnac-Ténarèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Bezerra[1] |
Area 1 | 63.05 km2 (24.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,180 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32290 /32250 |
| Elevation | 73–183 m (240–600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is situated in the Gers but close to the borders with Lot-et-Garonne and Landes. It is built on a promontory on the right bank of the river Auzoue.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,893 | — |
| 1968 | 1,714 | −9.5% |
| 1975 | 1,493 | −12.9% |
| 1982 | 1,326 | −11.2% |
| 1990 | 1,221 | −7.9% |
| 1999 | 1,238 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,269 | +2.5% |
The inhabitants are called Montréalais.
Sights
editIn the neighbourhood are numerous old castles, medieval walled villages, small towns built around castles and many "sacred" places because the Via Podiensis and the Way of St. James of Compostela which pass through Montréal.
- In the village
- The Roman Gaul villa at Séviac.
- The medieval bastide.
- In the surroundings
- The bastide of Bretagne-d'Armagnac.
- The Bastide Gasconne of Fourcès.
- The city of Eauze and its Roman treasure.
- The fortified village of Larressingle.
- The museum of D'Artagnan in Lupiac.
- The Spa of Barbotan-les-Thermes in Cazaubon.
- The paleontological site discovered in 1987 near Béon hamlet (on the D113 road toward Gondrin, south-east of the village), of international interest[3] - 4 previously unknown species have been discovered there, and a skull from a Palaeomeryx among many other animal parts.[4]
International relations
editMontréal is twinned with Wittisheim, Bas-Rhin, France.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Sansan - Musées, sites et collections paléontologiques. Dans La lettre de l'OCIM, mai - juin 2013.
- ^ (in French) Découverte touristique de Montréal-du-Gers sur sejour-touristique.com.
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