Montans ( French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɑ̃s] ) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France .
5-597: Situated between Lisle-sur-Tarn and Gaillac , near the A68 autoroute , the village stands at the end of a terrace overlooking the River Tarn . The locality produces wine with the appellation Gaillac AOC . The name of the settlement is derived from the Occitan word montant , meaning "steep". The site of Montans was occupied by a Gallic oppidum. Already, the Gauls were producing pottery on
10-566: Is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France . Lisle-sur-Tarn sits along the A68 motorway, halfway between Toulouse and Albi , within the Gaillac wine region and next to the Tarn river. Historically speaking, it is also located on one of the ancient Ways of St. James . Lisle-sur-Tarn was founded as a bastide (fortified town) by Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse , in the 13th century, following
15-610: Is a museum and documentation center, with an exhibition of pottery from Antiquity and a reconstitution of a Gallo-Roman street and shops leading to the potter's house. On the bank of the Tarn river, Guest houses offer bedrooms and dinners, such as at the Aigue Verte for example. This Tarn geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lisle-sur-Tarn Lisle-sur-Tarn ( French pronunciation: [lil syʁ taʁn] ; Occitan : L'Illa d'Albigés )
20-669: The destruction of the nearby castle of Montagut by the crusaders during the Albigensian Crusade . Thanks to local products like pastel (a local cake) and Gaillac wine, the city was developed into a vibrant market town with a busy river port along the Tarn. This extensive heritage, in a region that is still producing wine nowadays, plays an important role in the local tourism-oriented economy . Lisle-sur-Tarn station has rail connections to Toulouse, Aurillac, Albi and Rodez. The town's grid-like layout includes straight, uniform streets lined with half-timbered, red-brick houses. The town
25-511: The site since the environment was favorable with the alluvium covering the terrace containing pockets of clay. Following the Roman occupation, the site became in the beginning of AD one of the most important centers of pottery production in the Gallo-Roman world. The pottery was exported, mostly by water down the Tarn and Garonne rivers all the way to places like Brittany and Great Britain. L'Archéosite
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