Montech (; oc, Montuèg) is a
commune in the
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; oc, Tarn e Garona ) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and ...
department in the
Occitanie region
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in southern
France
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.
On the
Canal de Garonne
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or river engineering, engineered channel (geography), channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport watercraft, vehicles (e.g. ...
is the unique
Montech water slope, a type of canal inclined plane built in 1974. The slope has been out of service since an engine failure in 2009.
Population
Monuments
Montech - Hotel de Ville.jpg, City Hall
Montech - Notre Dame de la Feuillade.jpg, The church 'Our Lady of Feuillade'
Montech - Monument aux Morts.jpg, The War Memorial
Montech - Canal latéral à la garonne - Ecluse N°12 des Peyrets.jpg, Canal locks of Peyrets
Montech - Pigeonnier de Saint-Cry.jpg, The dovecote of St. Cry
See also
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Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
*
André Abbal
References
Communes of Tarn-et-Garonne
Languedoc
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