Montastruc-la-Conseillère

Montastruc-la-Conseillère
region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Pechbonnieu
Community association	Coteaux du Girou
Coordinates	43 ° 43 ' N , 1 ° 35' E Coordinates: 43 ° 43 ' N , 1 ° 35' E
height	143-242 m
surface	15.49 km 2
Residents	3,430 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	221 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	31380
INSEE code	31358
Website	www.mairie-montastruc.fr
	; Château de Monastruc, late 19th century

Montastruc-la-Conseillère ( Occitan : montastruc e la Conselhièra ) is a French commune in the Haute-Garonne in the region Occitania . It is located 18 kilometers northeast of Toulouse and has 3430 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

history

Sicard Alaman, Seigneur of Montastruc, founded Montastruc as a bastide in 1242 .

During the wars of religion in the 16th century, the place was occupied several times. In 1570 the fortress was occupied by Protestant troops without any previous fighting. In May 1590, the Duc de Joyeuses , who was also Governor of Languedoc, besieged the castle with his Catholic troops for three days, killing around 200 people. He cut a breach in the city wall , which is still remembered today by the name of a street, the Rue de la Brèche .

Surname

Montastruc is made up of Mont , which means mountain , and the ancient Provencal expression astruc , which means something like an agricultural team (French: attelage de labor ). Montastruc was given the addition of "la Conseillère" (the councilor) in 1890 to distinguish the municipality from other municipalities called Montastruc in the Haute-Garonne department.

Attractions

Château de Montastruc , built in the 17th century
Castles Château de La Conseillère and Château de La Valade , built in the 15th century
Church built in the 19th century

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 923-927.

Web links

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