Montmaurin

Montmaurin

Roman villa

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Montmaurin

Coordinates: 43°13′30″N 0°38′17″E / 43.225°N 0.6381°E / 43.225; 0.6381Coordinates: 43°13′30″N 0°38′17″E / 43.225°N 0.6381°E / 43.225; 0.6381
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens
Canton Boulogne-sur-Gesse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Gaspin
Area1 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 226
  Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 31385 / 31350
Elevation 284–430 m (932–1,411 ft)
(avg. 379 m or 1,243 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montmaurin is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.

Montmaurin has one of the largest and most luxurious Gallo-Roman villas in France. It consisted of over 200 rooms, laid out around a string of three courtyards, and included among its architectural features a Gaulish temple, baths, interior gardens and mosaics which are still visible.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962170    
1968178+4.7%
1975191+7.3%
1982225+17.8%
1990205−8.9%
1999198−3.4%
2008226+14.1%

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