Orgueil (; oc, Orgulh) is a
commune in the
Tarn-et-Garonne department
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in the
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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in southern France.
History
Orgueil has existed for more than 1000 years. It was first mentioned in the 9th century, when Orgueil was part of
Saint-Sernin Abbaye
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Occitan: ''Basilica de Sant Sarnin'') is a church in Toulouse, France, the former abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Sernin or St Saturnin. Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. The current churc ...
in
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
.
On 14 May 1864 a rare
carbonaceous chondrite
Carbonaceous chondrites or C chondrites are a class of chondritic meteorites comprising at least 8 known groups and many ungrouped meteorites. They include some of the most primitive known meteorites. The C chondrites represent only a small prop ...
meteorite
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landed there, now known as the
Orgueil meteorite
Orgueil is a scientifically important carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell in southwestern France in 1864.
History
The Orgueil meteorite fell on May 14, 1864, a few minutes after 20:00 local time, near Orgueil in southern France. About 20 s ...
. For research purposes, it was split up into several pieces which can now be seen in museums in
Europe
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and the United States. The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of
Montauban
Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, an ...
in
Tarn-et-Garonne, France has a large piece of the meteorite that weighs eleven kilograms.
Economy
Orgueil is also a
wine-producing region
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: the red grape ''le frontonnais'' is cultivated there.
See also
*
Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
References
External links
Official Web site(in French)
Communes of Tarn-et-Garonne
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