Montgeard
Montgeard | |
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 The church in Montgeard | |
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Location of Montgeard | |
  Montgeard Location within France  Montgeard Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′23″N 1°38′05″E / 43.3397°N 1.6347°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Escalquens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Kondryszyn[1] |
Area 1 | 9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 568 |
| • Density | 60.9/km2 (158/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31380 /31560 |
| Elevation | 195–290 m (640–951 ft) (avg. 278 m or 912 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montgeard (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʒaʁ]; Occitan: Montjard) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 228 | — |
| 1975 | 256 | +1.67% |
| 1982 | 223 | −1.95% |
| 1990 | 290 | +3.34% |
| 1999 | 323 | +1.20% |
| 2007 | 421 | +3.37% |
| 2012 | 455 | +1.57% |
| 2017 | 487 | +1.37% |
| 2023 | 568 | +2.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
Montgeard is famous for its church, built during the Renaissance between 1522 and 1561, during the "golden age" of woad trade. Montgeard church is an example of Southern French Gothic in a rural sanctuary, with the use of bricks, the single-naved plan, high and narrow openings and a general austere appearance. But this rural church is also very singular because of the high quality of its decoration, the presence of foreign works of art and its daring unfinished bell-tower. Since the creation of its painted ceiling in the mid-19th Century following the example of Albi Cathedral, Montgeard church is nicknamed "Petit Albi".[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Julien, Pascal (1996). "L'église de Montgeard". Congrès archéologique de France. 154: 49–57.
