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Montans is a commune in the Tarn
Archéosite de Montans
l'Aigue Verte
Communes of Tarn (department) {{Tarn-geo-stub
department
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and Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
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region
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of southern France
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Geography
Situated between Lisle-sur-Tarn and Gaillac, near theA68 autoroute
The A68 autoroute is a long motorway in southern France. It connects Toulouse to Albi. It starts with a junction with the A61 and a junction with the A62. It is also known as ''L’autoroute du Pastel''.
Junctions
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, the village stands at the end of a terrace overlooking the River Tarn. The locality produces wine with the appellation Gaillac AOC.
Name
The name of the settlement is derived from theOccitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language
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word ''montant'', meaning "steep".
History
The site of Montans was occupied by a Gallic oppidum. Already, the Gauls were producing pottery on 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.Tourism
L'Archéosite 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.
See also
* Communes of the Tarn department * Tourism in TarnReferences
Archéosite de Montans
l'Aigue Verte
Communes of Tarn (department) {{Tarn-geo-stub