Montauban is a town and commune of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, 31 miles north of Toulouse.
FACTS AND FIGURES
- Population: 52,000
- Is a commercial and industrial center where aeronautic and electrical equipment, food products, textiles, shoes, and tiles are produced
- Its foundation dates from 1144 when Alphonse Jourdain, count of Toulouse, granted it a liberal charter
- Is the seat of a bishop and a court of assize
SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS
- The Musée Ingres
- church of St Jacques
- The Place Nationale is a square of the 17th century, entered at each corner by gateways giving access to a large open space surrounded by pink brick houses carried on double rows of arcades
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