Montaut-les-Créneaux (; ) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
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Population
History Montaut is an old fortified village (or castelnau in Gascony. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the lords of Montaut were also barons of Corrensaguet. In 1821, Montaut absorbed most of the old parish of Biane, located in the northeast, on the edge of the commune of Mirepoix to which it was formerly attached. All that remains is the Sainte-Catherine church and a dovecote, which was part of the castle which is now ruined.Courtès G., Communes du département du Gers, vol. I: Arrondissement d'Auch, Auch, Société archéologique et historique du Gers, 2003, 460 p.
Monuments The Saint-Michel church dates from the 17th and 18th centuries. The bell tower dates from the 19th century. The building has been classified as a historic monument since 1995.Durliat M. L'église de Montaut-les-Créneaux, pp. 244–251, dans Congrès archéologique de France. 128e session. Gascogne. 1970, Société française d'archéologie, Paris, 1970. Chapel of Sainte-Catherine de Biane. Église Saint-Barthélemy de Malartic. The castle, which overlooks the north slope, is private and cannot be visited. It is its square keep with its battlements which gave its name to the commune, in 1917, to avoid confusion with the other Montaut du Gers, then called Montaut-d'Astarac. The houses, several of which are half-timbered, on the central street which passes under the old market hall, have also been nicely restored.
See also Communes of the Gers department
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