Wikipedia / Castelmayran
Wikipedia / 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.