Montégut (Gers)

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Montégut
Montagut
Montégut (France)
Montégut
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Also
Canton Also-2
Community association Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne
Coordinates 43 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  E
height 135-257 m
surface 11.42 km 2
Residents 667 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32550
INSEE code 32282

View of Montégut

Montégut ( Gaskognisch Montagut ) is a French commune with 667 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement Auch and the municipality of Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne . Its inhabitants call themselves Montégutois / Montégutoises .

geography

Montégut is located on a hill about five kilometers east of the city Auch in the center of the Gers department. The river Arçon crosses the west of the municipality and in parts forms the western municipal boundary. Another stream, the Ruisseau de Larroussagnet , marks in parts the northern border of the municipality. The community consists of the village of Montégut and numerous hamlets and farmhouses. In terms of traffic, the community is less than 1 kilometer south of the N124 .

To the east of the village is Le Monastère (the monastery) with the village cemetery and the former monastery chapel. A pediatric center for the Order of Malta is located in the Château de Roquetaillade in the southeast of the municipality . The place is on Via Tolosana , one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela.

history

The original name Monte Accuto indicates a Gallo-Roman or Roman settlement. The first fortress was built in the 13th century. The fortified town of Montégut was close by. In the Middle Ages, the place was within the county of Haut-Armagnac, which was part of the province of Gascogne. The community belonged to the District of Auch from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Montégut was part of the canton of Barran from 1793 to 1801. From 1801 to 1973 it was in the canton of Auch-Nord. Then from 1973 to 2015 within the canton of Auch-Nord-Est . The municipality has been assigned to the arrondissement Auch since 1801. In 1821 the previous municipality of Roquetaillade (1821: 117 inhabitants) came to Montégut.

Population development

year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1921 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 357 376 348 383 186 182 191 234 311 317 397 462 647
Sources: Cassini and INSEE; today's municipal area

Attractions

  • Castle Château de Montégut in the west of the village
  • Castle Château de Roquetaillade in the southeast of the community
  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption village church in Montégut
  • Saint-Jacques Chapel in Roquetaillade
  • Friedhofskapelle (former monastery chapel)
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • Tour des Fées ruins (Tower of the Fairies) in the Bois des Fées forest east of the village
  • Crossroads in L'Arramont and La Ramon
  • Dovecote

  • Castle of Montégut

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption village church

  • Saint-Jacques Chapel in Roquetaillade

  • Dovecote

  • The brook Arçon

  • Ruin of the Tower of the Fairies

Web links

Commons : Montégut  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sights of the community
  2. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen