Montauban
Founded in 1144 by the Count of Toulouse, Montauban is a reddish-brick town on the Tarn river in southern France, known as the birthplace of the 19th-century painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. Classified in France's Towns and Lands of Art and History network since 2015, it has a walkable centre with a strong food-and-drink scene and sits at the confluence of the Tarn and Tescou rivers, with the wider Occitanie region ringed by UNESCO heritage.
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- Population52,434
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 35 km22 mi
Nearest airports
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Montauban: quick answers
Where is Montauban?
Montauban is in Tarn-et-Garonne, France.
How do you get to Montauban?
The nearest airport is Cahors (ZAO), about 36 min away by road. The nearest train station is Montauban Ville Bourbon, about 5 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Montauban?
The warmest month is August, averaging 23°C73°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 6°C42°F. The wettest month is May, with about 80 mm3.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Montauban?
OpenStreetMap lists 8 museums, 60 restaurants, 11 cafés and 14 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Montauban?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Auvillar, Bruniquel and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. Montauban is listed among the day trips from Bordeaux.