Orgueil

Orgueil
Orgueil
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Montauban
Canton	Grisolles
Intercommunality	Terroir Grisolles Villebrumier
Mayor	Michel Meesseman (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	75–116 m (246–381 ft) (avg. 102 m/335 ft)
Land area1	14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population2	1,259  (2006)
- Density	90 /km2 (230 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	82136/ 82370
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.

Coordinates: 43°54′19″N 1°24′43″E / 43.9052777778°N 1.41194444444°E / 43.9052777778; 1.41194444444

Orgueil is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.

History

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 USA. The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Montauban in Tarn-et-Garonne, France has a large piece of the meteorite that weighs eleven kilograms.

Economy

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

See also

• Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official Web site (in French)