Castelmayran

Castelmayran (; ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Name

According to Ernest Nègre, Castelmayran comes from the Occitan castèl (from the Latin castellum) and a Latin personal name, Marianus.

History

Lordship of Castelmayran

In the 12th century, the lordship belonged to a branch of the family of Argombat which founded the Cistercian abbey of Belleperche. And by 1143 the final transfer of the abbey was discussed at a meeting held in Castelmayran.

Castelmayran had several co-seigneurs over time, among whose Nicolas de Gourgues, the last one before the French Revolution.

Lectoure and Lomagne

Before 1789, Castelmayran was a city of Gascony, in the diocese of Lectoure, and election of Lomagne.

Administration

The mayor of Castelmayran is Thierry Jamain, re-elected in 2020.

Notes and references

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See also

• Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

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