Montauban

Montauban (Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, pr?fecture (capital) of the Tarn-et-Garonne d?partement, 31 miles north of Toulouse.

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The town, built mainly of a reddish brick, stands on the right bank of the Tarn River at its confluence with the Tescou.

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With the exception of Mont-de-Marsan, Montauban is the oldest of the bastides of southern France. Its foundation dates from 1144 when Alphonse Jourdain, count of Toulouse, granted it a liberal charter. The inhabitants were drawn chiefly from Montauriol, a village which had grown up around the neighbouring monastery of St Th?odard.

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Montauban related Images and Photos (experimental)

Manuscript of the Hours of Rohan-Montauban

Charlemagne and his Barons Being Enchanted from the Renaud de Montauban cycle