Montauban
Montalban (Occitan) | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Old Bridge and the Ingres Museum | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montauban  | |
  Montauban  Montauban | |
| Coordinates: 44°01′05″N 1°21′21″E / 44.0181°N 1.3558°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Montauban |
| Canton | Montauban-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Montauban |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Brigitte Barèges[1][2] (LR) |
| Area 1 | 135.17 km2 (52.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | 61,919 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82121 /82000 |
| Elevation | 72–207 m (236–679 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft) |
| Website | montauban.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montauban (US: /ˌmɒntoʊˈbɒn, ˌmoʊntoʊˈbɒ̃/,[4] French: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃] ; Occitan: Montalban [muntalˈβa]) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is the capital of the department and lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, and the sixth most populated of Occitanie behind Toulouse, Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan and Béziers. In 2019, there were 61,372 inhabitants, called Montalbanais. The town has been classified Ville d’art et d’histoire (City of art and history) since 2015.
The town, built mainly of a reddish brick, stands on the right bank of the Tarn at its confluence with the Tescou.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Montauban : Brigitte Barèges redevient maire et rebat les cartes dans sa majorité". La Dépêche du Midi. 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Montauban". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 23 August 2019.