Montgeard
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Montgeard Montjard |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Escalquens | |
| Community association | Terres du Lauragais | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ' N , 1 ° 38' E | |
| height | 195-290 m | |
| surface | 9.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 487 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31560 | |
| INSEE code | 31380 | |
| Website | http://www.montgeard.fr/ | |
Montgeard ( Occitan Montjard ) is a French commune with 487 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). Cintegabelle belongs to the Arrondissement of Toulouse and the Canton of Escalquens (until 2015 Nailloux ). The inhabitants are called the Montgeardins .
geography
Montgeard is located about 34 kilometers south of Toulouse in the Lauragais . Montgeard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Nailloux in the north, Seyre in the northeast, Lagarde in the east, Monestrol and Gibel in the south and southeast, Calmont in the south and Aignes in the west.
history
The Bastide of Montgeard was founded in 1317.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 247 | 228 | 256 | 223 | 290 | 323 | 409 | 487 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church, built between 1522 and 1566, Monument historique
- Montgeard Castle, built in the mid-16th century
- Roquefoulet Castle, built in 1818
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montgeard
Saint-Baudile church
Montgeard Castle
Personalities
- Aimé Ramond (1918–1944), resistance fighter
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1127-1129.
