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| Montauban ((oc)Montalban) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  France |
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| Region | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Area | 135,17 km² |
| Population | 60 952 hab. () |
| Density | 450,93 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 82000 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Location | |
 44 ° 1 ′ 5 ″ N 1 ° 21 ′ 21 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
| Touristic site | |
Montauban (in Occitan Montalban) is a city and the prefecture of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is located north of Toulouse In the region Midi-Pyrenees in France. Thanks to its history and its culture, the city is labeled City of art and history.
Understand
Geography
Located very close to the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Montagne Noire, and equidistant from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Montauban is located in the heart of the southwest. It is an often sunny city.
The city is watered by three rivers:
- the Tarn
- the Tescou
- the Canal du Midi (listed as a World Heritage Site).
Story
Around the Benedictine abbey of Montauriol founded in the 9th century, an agricultural village was organized very early on. The ever-increasing power of the abbey leads the population of Montauriol to ask for the foundation of a new city.
October 1144 : Count Alphonse Jourdain founded Montauban. Designed on a geometric plan with streets drawn with a line leading to a central square, it can be considered as the first of the new medieval towns of the South.
XIIIe ‑ XVe centuries : The day after the crusade against the Albigenses, Montauban entered a prosperous period. We build theSaint-Jacques church, the Old Bridge. The Hundred Years War and the Black Death mark the end of this happy period. A new economic boom is emerging in the second half of the XVe century.
From 1576 : Henri de Navarre, who stayed in the city several times, included in the new walls the suburbs of the city, which asserted itself as a Protestant stronghold until the Edict of Nantes.
1621 : Louis XIII lifts the siege of Montauban which in 1629 submits to Richelieu. Catholic and Protestant bourgeoisies now coexist in a city that has become a regional capital which began a real metamorphosis in the 17th and 18th centuries.
1790 : Relegated to the rank of sub-prefecture of the Lot, Montauban did not find its role as the capital of the department until 1808 when the Tarn-et-Garonne was created by Napoleon 1st.
City of 55,000 inhabitants, Montauban has retained over the centuries its checkerboard plan and its position as a crossroads in the heart of a vast rural area.
The city today
With its 55,000 inhabitants (montalbanais), Montauban wants to be a smiling and friendly city. It has been able to develop particularly in the field of aeronautics with its helimaintenance site. The city is also sporting, cultural and commercial with its pedestrianized city center and its markets.
To go
By plane
THE'Toulouse-Blagnac airport is located at 55 km south of Montauban. You can then reach the city via theA62 (45 m) or the train thanks to the city center airport shuttle which will take you to Toulouse Matabiau station for 4 €.
By train
Montauban has a TGV station, Montauban city of Bourbon. The counters are open to the public, every day from 5 h 45 - 21 h. A taxi rank and a bus service are available in front of the station forecourt. Possibility to reach Paris by TGV in 4 h 45 (4 connections per day).
By car
Two highways serve Montauban:
Circulate
By bus
The urban bus network [1]is well distributed. The buses have recently been changed to accommodate disabled passengers (blind and people with reduced mobility). The bus station in the city center, Boulevard Midi - Pyrénées, provides all the necessary information for travelers.
In addition the transport on demand (TAD) connects Montauban to the neighboring municipalities.
Price of a single ticket: 0,9 €
Walk
The entire city center is pedestrianized and nearby car parks are easily accessible.
By car
Parking
- Eurythmia parking lot – 400 spaces (free shuttle to the city center)
- Griffoul Park – underground car park with 231 spaces
- Consul Dupuy Park – 279 places (4 disabled places and 4 two-wheeled places)
- Parking on the road – 600 spaces
- Parking on the banks of the Tarn (at the foot of the Ingres Museum)
By taxi
- Montalbanese taxi ,
33 5 63 66 99 99
To see
Historical Center
- 1 Saint-Jacques Church –
built in 1230, this church is characterized by its Toulouse-style bell tower with a fortified base. We notice traces of cannonballs recalling the 400 cannon shots fired by the army of Louis XIII. - 2 Old Bridge – Built between 1311 and 1335, this bridge was once the only link with the Ville Bourbon district. It has a flat apron and rests on 7 arches.
- 3 National Square – located in the heart of the city since its birth, the square is the result of several construction campaigns. It was first in wood and rebuilt in brick with double covers.
- 4 Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Cathedral – built from 1621, it is a model of classical architecture on the plans of two great architects François d'Orbay, and Robert de Cotte. It houses a carved walnut organ and Ingres's "Vows of Louis XIII".
- Old college – built from 1658 by the Jesuits, then became the Royal College in 1762. During the Revolution it served as a cannon foundry. Today it is the cultural center which houses the Center for the Interpretation of Architecture and Heritage and the tourist office.
- and many mansions...
Museums and Galleries
- 5 Ingres Museums (old town hall) 13, rue de l'Hotel de Ville, 33 5 63 22 12 91, fax : 33 5 63 92 16 99
July-September: 10 h - 18 h and the rest of the year every day except Sunday morning and Monday 10 h - 12 h and14 h - 18 h. closed on public holidays. – This former episcopal palace was renovated in 1664, it became the property of the city during the Revolution. It has housed a museum since 1843. - Natural History Museum 2 place Antoine Bourdelle, 33 5 63 22 13 85, fax : 33 5 63 93 58 00 Tue.- sat. : 10 h - 12 h and14 h - 18 h, Sun. : 14 h - 18 h. Closed Sunday morning, Monday and public holidays.
- Terroir Museum 2 place Antoine Bourdelle, 33 5 63 22 13 85, fax : 33 5 63 93 58 00 Tue.- sat. : 10 h - 12 h and14 h - 18 h and Sun. : 14 h - 18 h. Closed Sunday morning, Monday and public holidays.
- Museum of Resistance and Deportation 33, Grand’Rue Villenouvelle, 33 5 63 66 03 11 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 h - 12 h and13 h 30 - 17 h 30, Friday : 13 h 30 - 17 h 30, Closed on Sunday, Monday and public holidays.
- Brigitte Griffault Gallery 115 suburb Lacapelle (upstairs of the Scribe bookstore), 33 5 63 63 01 83, fax : 33 5 63 91 20 08, e-mail : [email protected]
- Gallery the Sphinx 31 rue du Général Sarrail, 33 5 63 91 93 58, e-mail : [email protected] sea.- sat. : 15 h - 19 h and by appointment.
- Antiques bars gallery 4 rue Elie, 33 5 63 63 41 39
- 6 Toy museum 770 boulevard Paul Doumerc, 33 5 63 20 27 06, e-mail : [email protected] Wednesday-Saturday-Sunday: 14 h - 18 h 30. – The toy museum brings together toys from the 19th and 20th centuries: dolls, construction games, electric trains, board games, toy soldiers and small cars. A play area offers the opportunity to build models of Meccano, to practice table football or pinball, to turn a barrel organ, or to try out the Guignol theater with its puppets.
July-September: Green spaces
With its 3 flowers with blooming cities, Montauban has three main green spaces:
- The Foucault course
- Garden plants
- The Rose Garden (François Mitterand space)
The city also offers a series of 14 walks or bike rides. The map of these walks is available free of charge at the tourist office.
Fountains and statues
It is along the streets that we find works by Bourdelle, of which it is here the birthplace, like Penelope awaiting Ulysses, The dying Centaur, monuments to the dead ... There are also sculptures by contemporary artists. The city also has fountains to cool off on hot summer days.
Do
The events
The city of Montalbanais wants to be festive with its festivals:
- Autumn Letters last fortnight of November. – literary festival
- So ... Sing! ascension week. – french song festival
- Jazz in Montauban 1st half of July. – jazz festival
- The 400 blows early September. – popular festivities with bandas, cavalcades and merry-go-rounds
And many other events:
- Potter's market Pentecost weekend. – a hundred potters present their creations
- European sculpture meetings in June. – sculptors exhibit in the city
- ATP tennis tournament 1st week of July. – tennis fans tournament
- Live show Les 400 coups last weekend of August. – 300 extras make you relive the siege of the city by the armies of Louis XIII
- Regional agricultural competition 1st week of October.
To learn
- Architecture and Heritage Interpretation Center Old college, 33 5 63 66 04 49, fax : 33 5 63 63 65 12, e-mail : [email protected] – Exhibition on the heritage of the city
- Antonin Perbosc Library Boulevard Edouard-Herriot (in the heart of the Rose Garden), 33 5 63 91 88 00, fax : 33 5 63 91 88 05, e-mail : [email protected] Tue. : 13 h 30 - 18 h, sea. : 10 h - 12 h and13 h 30 - 18 h, Game. : 13 h 30 - 18 h, Fri. : 12 h - 18 h, sat. : 10 h - 12 h and13 h 30 - 18 h.
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Cheap
Average price
- Mercure Montauban hotel 12 rue Notre Dame, 33 5 63 63 17 23, fax : 33 5 63 66 43 66
92 € in a single room and 102 € the double room. Full breakfast 12 € and Breakfast Epress & Co 6 €. Flash promotion weekend room rate 71 € the room (single or double) non-cancellable, non-modifiable and non-refundable charged at the time of booking. – 44 rooms (2 disabled rooms) TV, minibar, pets allowed, wifi and air conditioning. Restaurant open every day from 12 h 30 - 14 h and the evening of 19 h 30 - 22 h. Bar accessible to hotel guests. 5 meeting rooms - 1 Kyriad Montauban Hotel (Hotel Restaurant Kyriad Montauban) 1 Impasse Des Tamaris (North Aussonne area), 33 5 63 66 51 61, fax : 33 5 63 66 70 80, e-mail : [email protected] –
free. 
It offers 38 well-appointed rooms for your comfort. The property has a restaurant serving traditional recipes and you can have a buffet lunch or have it delivered to your room. The hotel also has a private and free parking lot.
free. 
It offers 38 well-appointed rooms for your comfort. The property has a restaurant serving traditional recipes and you can have a buffet lunch or have it delivered to your room. The hotel also has a private and free parking lot.Luxury
Communicate
Internet cafe
- 3D Gamma 103 suburb Lacapelle, 33 5 63 91 00 91, e-mail : [email protected] – 18 workstations with internet access, office work and network games. Minibar License I
- Arob @ ze 112 suburb Lacapelle, e-mail : [email protected] Tue.- Game. : 10 h - 21 h, Fri.- sat. : 10 h - 23 h, Closed Sunday and Monday. 1 h : 3,5 €, 5 h : 15 €, 1 € the indivisible quarter of an hour.
Security
The town of Montauban is relatively safe, except for certain so-called sensitive districts (Les Chaumes, Beausoleil and Théâtre).
