Montréal is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Gers

Gers

The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...

 department in southwestern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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It lies not far from Castelnau-d'Auzan

Castelnau-d'Auzan

Castelnau-d'Auzan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:A picturesque little village on the river Gélise on a crossing of roads, east of the city of Condom in the Gers bounding the departments Lot-et-Garonne and the Landes. It benefits of a privileged situation on...

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Geography

The commune is situated on the limits of the departements Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 and Landes, it is built on the right side of the river Auzoue

Auzoue

The Auzoue is a long river in the Gers and Lot-et-Garonne départements, southwestern France. Its source is at Bassoues. It flows generally north...

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Because of its landscapes the Gers is now and then called by some the "Tuscany

Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....

 of France". The summers are long and warm; the winters are warm and short.

The visit card of the region: a fine glass of Côtes de Gascogne, Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-Saint-Mont wine:Wines are produced under the VDQS designation Saint-Mont and the area's vineyards are part of the South West France wine region...

 or Madiran

Madiran

Madiran is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is the centre of a wine producing area.-Madiran wine:Wine is produced around Madiran under three Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées : Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety Tannat, Pacherenc du...

 or if you like a Floc de Gascogne

Floc de Gascogne

The Floc de Gascogne is a regional apéritif from the Côtes de Gascogne and Armagnac regions of Sud-Ouest wine region of France. It is a vin de liqueur fortified with armagnac, the local brandy...

 and a good conversation. With measure it also nice to consume a glass Armagnac

Armagnac (drink)

Armagnac is a distinctive kind of brandy or eau de vie produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of Armagnac grapes, including Baco 22A, Colombard, and Ugni Blanc, using column stills rather than the pot stills used in the...

, a good cassoulet

Cassoulet

Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked bean stew or casserole originating in the south of France, containing meat , pork skin and white haricot beans....

, a typical confit de canard or a small piece of foie gras

Foie gras

Foie gras ; French for "fat liver") is a food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened. This fattening is typically achieved through gavage corn, according to French law, though outside of France it is occasionally produced using natural feeding...

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Population

Its inhabitants are called Montréalais.

Sights

In the neighbourhood are numerous old castles, little medieval walled villages, small cities built around castles and "sacred" places, because the Via Podiensis and the Way of St. James

Way of St. James

The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....

 of Compostela are going through the Montréal and left their traces.

• In the village
  • The Roman Gaul
    Roman Gaul
    Roman Gaul consisted of an area of provincial rule in the Roman Empire, in modern day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and western Germany. Roman control of the area lasted for less than 500 years....
    
     villa of Séviac.
  • The medieval bastide.
• In the surroundings
  • The bastide of Bretagne-d'Armagnac
    Bretagne-d'Armagnac
    Bretagne-d'Armagnac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
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  • The Bastide Gasconne of Fourcès
    Fourcès
    Fourcès is a commune in the Gers department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.-Geography:Fourcès lies near Castelnau-d'Auzan and Montréal.The Auzoue flows north through the middle of the commune...
    
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  • The city of Eauze
    Eauze
    Éauze is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-History:Éauze takes its names from the Gaulish Aquitani tribe of the Elusates....
    
     and its Roman treasure.
  • The fortified village of Larressingle
    Larressingle
    Larressingle is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
    
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  • The museum of D'Artagnan
    D'Artagnan
    Charles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore, Comte d'Artagnan served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and died at the Siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War. A fictionalized account of his life by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras formed the basis for the d'Artagnan Romances of...
    
     in Lupiac
    Lupiac
    Lupiac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Auzoue forms most of the commune's southeastern border.The Douze forms the commune's western border.-Population:-Literature:...
    
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  • The Spa of Barbotan-les-Thermes in Cazaubon
    Cazaubon
    Cazaubon is a commune in the Gers department of southwestern France.Besides the town of Cazaubon itself, the commune includes the adjacent spa town of Barbotan-les-Thermes.-Population:-References:*...
    
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