Montauban

[ mawn-toh-bahn ]

/ mɔ̃ toʊˈbɑ̃ /

a city in and the capital of Tarn-et-Garonne, in S France, N of Toulouse.

Definition for montauban (2 of 2)

Tarn-et-Garonne

[ tar-ney-ga-rawn ]

/ ˈtar neɪ gaˈrɔn /

a department in S France. 1440 sq. mi. (3730 sq. km). Capital: Montauban.

Montauban he kept at his own expense, and made him eat at his own table.

The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) |Walter Thornbury
More solitary, and solemn and sad even, is the end of the other hero, of the great rebel Renaud of Montauban.

Euphorion |Vernon Lee
What the Renaissance has to say of Renaud of Montauban is even stranger and more fantastic.

Euphorion |Vernon Lee
Montauban, as we should expect, has raised a splendid monument to its one great citizen.

In the Heart of Vosges |Matilda Betham-Edwards

Scarcely less important to the Protestants of southern France was the refuge they found in Montauban.

History of the Rise of the Huguenots |Henry Baird

Montauban

/ (French mɔ̃tobɑ̃) /

a city in SW France: a stronghold in the 16th and 17th centuries, taken by Richelieu in 1629. Pop: 51 855 (1999)

Tarn-et-Garonne

/ (French tarneɡarɔn) /

a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Montauban. Pop: 214 488 (2003 est). Area: 3731 sq km (1455 sq miles)