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Orgueil

Coordinates: 43°54′19″N 1°24′43″E / 43.9053°N 1.4119°E / 43.9053; 1.4119
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Orgueil
The town hall of Orgueil
The town hall of Orgueil
Coat of arms of Orgueil
Location of Orgueil
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Orgueil is located in France
Orgueil
Orgueil
Orgueil is located in Occitanie
Orgueil
Orgueil
Coordinates: 43°54′19″N 1°24′43″E / 43.9053°N 1.4119°E / 43.9053; 1.4119
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn-et-Garonne
ArrondissementMontauban
CantonTarn-Tescou-Quercy vert
IntercommunalityGrand Sud Tarn et Garonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Willy Authesserre[1]
Area
1
14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,721
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
82136 /82370
Elevation75–116 m (246–381 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orgueil (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɡœj] ; Occitan: Orgulh) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

History

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Orgueil has existed for more than 1000 years. It was first mentioned in the 9th century, when Orgueil was part of Saint-Sernin Abbaye in Toulouse.

On 14 May 1864 a rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite landed there, now known as the Orgueil meteorite. For research purposes, it was split up into several pieces which can now be seen in museums in Europe and the United States. The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Montauban in Tarn-et-Garonne, France has a large piece of the meteorite that weighs eleven kilograms.

Economy

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Orgueil is also a wine-producing region: the red grape le frontonnais is cultivated there.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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