Orgueil | |
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 The town hall of Orgueil | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Orgueil  | |
  Orgueil  Orgueil | |
| Coordinates:43°54′19″N1°24′43″E / 43.9053°N 1.4119°E /43.9053; 1.4119 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Montauban |
| Canton | Tarn-Tescou-Quercy vert |
| Intercommunality | Grand Sud Tarn et Garonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Willy Authesserre[1] |
Area 1 | 14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,721 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82136 /82370 |
| Elevation | 75–116 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 acommune in theTarn-et-Garonnedepartment in theOccitanieregion in southern France.
Orgueil has existed for more than 1000 years. It was first mentioned in the 9th century, when Orgueil was part ofSaint-Sernin Abbaye inToulouse.
On 14 May 1864 a rarecarbonaceous chondritemeteorite landed there, now known as theOrgueil meteorite. For research purposes, it was split up into several pieces which can now be seen in museums inEurope and the United States. The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle ofMontauban inTarn-et-Garonne, France has a large piece of the meteorite that weighs eleven kilograms.
Orgueil is also awine-producing region: the red grapele frontonnais is cultivated there.
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