Montauban

American  

[mawn-toh-bahn] / mɔ̃ toʊˈbɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Tarn-et-Garonne, in S France, N of Toulouse.

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Montauban British  

/ mɔ̃tobɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in SW France: a stronghold in the 16th and 17th centuries, taken by Richelieu in 1629. Pop: 51 855 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Ireland fly-half Joey Carbery kicked 11 points as Bordeaux-Begles won 31-16 at lowly Montauban as the Champions Cup winners moved up to third despite axed France winger Damian Penaud suffering a head injury.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Montauban scored three tries of their own but a fourth successive thrashing on their travels has seen them concede more than 250 points and 38 tries in that time.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

The pilot, who has not been named, was found guilty on Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter and given a suspended sentence by Montauban criminal court.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Montauban, a club which in France’s second division, said in a statement over the weekend that the 31-year-old player died in the early hours of Saturday after a fall in the Tarn river.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2022

This canal is about 120 m. long, or 133 m. including its branches, one of which runs off at right angles to Montauban on the Tarn.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various