Montans

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.

Geography

Situated between Lisle-sur-Tarn and Gaillac, near the A68 autoroute, the village stands at the end of a terrace overlooking the River Tarn. The locality produces wine with the appellation Gaillac AOC.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,989
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,980
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,687
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,589
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,552
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,471
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,453
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,376

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2006-11-23
  8 km NW of Espéraza, France
• M 2.7 — 2006-07-01
  9 km NW of Le Bousquet-d'Orb, France
• M 2.5 — 2005-05-10
  9 km SSW of La Cavalerie, France
• M 2.7 — 2005-03-20
  4 km SW of Bozouls, France
• M 2.9 — 2003-08-08
  2 km NE of Puichéric, France
• M 2.5 — 2002-06-12
  4 km SSW of Le Sequestre, France