Montans is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.
Montans | |
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Location of Montans  | |
  Montans  Montans | |
| Coordinates: 43°52′02″N 1°53′10″E / 43.8672°N 1.8861°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Les Deux Rives |
| Intercommunality | CA Gaillac-Graulhet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Crouzet[1] |
| Area 1 | 32.43 km2 (12.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,544 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81171 /81600 |
| Elevation | 95–209 m (312–686 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Situated between Lisle-sur-Tarn and Gaillac, near the A68 autoroute, the village stands at the end of a terrace overlooking the River Tarn. The locality produces wine with the appellation Gaillac AOC.
Name edit
The name of the settlement is derived from the Occitan word montant, meaning "steep".
History edit
The site of Montans was occupied by a Gallic oppidum. Already, the Gauls were producing pottery on the site since the environment was favorable with the alluvium covering the terrace containing pockets of clay. Following the Roman occupation, the site became in the beginning of AD one of the most important centers of pottery production in the Gallo-Roman world. The pottery was exported, mostly by water down the Tarn and Garonne rivers all the way to places like Brittany and Great Britain.
Tourism edit
L'Archéosite is a museum and documentation center, with an exhibition of pottery from Antiquity and a reconstitution of a Gallo-Roman street and shops leading to the potter's house.
On the bank of the Tarn river, Guest houses offer bedrooms and dinners, such as at the Aigue Verte for example.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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