Montréal, Gers
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°57′00″N 0°12′01″E / 43.950000°N 0.200300°ECoordinates: 43°57′00″N 0°12′01″E / 43.950000°N 0.200300°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Montréal, Gers | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Bezerra | |
| Area1 | 63.05 km2 (24.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,269 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32290 / 32250 | |
| Elevation | 73–183 m (240–600 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montréal (historically, Montréal-du-Gers) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
The commune is situated in the Gers but close to the borders with Lot-et-Garonne and Landes. It is built on a promontory on the right bank of the river Auzoue.
The inhabitants are called Montréalais.
In the neighbourhood are numerous old castles, medieval walled villages, small towns built around castles and many "sacred" places because the Via Podiensis and the Way of St. James of Compostela which pass through Montréal.
Montréal is twinned with Wittisheim, Bas-Rhin, France.
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