in Montjoi was built during the creation of the bastide and dedicated to Notre Dame (Our lady), but was ruined during the Wars of Religion, it disappeared so well that we do not know its exact location. It belonged to the diocese of Cahors but depended on the abbey of Saint-Maurin which had made it one of its priories. The present Saint Martin's Church outside the village walls was rebuilt in the 2nd half of the 15th century. The bell tower and vaulting of the nave was rebuilt between 1857 and 1870, stained glass by Victor Gesta of Toulouse, dated by historical works. The main church is that of Saint Martin de Posicastels; It consists of a choir with 5 sides and a nave of three bays joined by six side chapels. The vault is made of prismatic ribs. The old steeple wall has been replaced by a square tower, built on the north side of the apse which is damped by a spire covered with slates. Lavoir (the wash house) is still there, fed from a natural spring, where the women of the village would bring their clothes to wash. Situated behind the "Salle de Fêtes" just outside the entrance to the village. From the parking area go around the Salle de Fêtes to the right and down the hill along a path to the old lavoir. Personalities linked to the municipality Pierre Perret came to summer camp in Montjoi in his youth. Jean-Michel Baylet, minister elected municipal councilor for Montjoi from 1995 to 2014. Christian Eurgal, painter, elected mayor of the town in 2014. Guilaume DESSAUX Retired cavalry officer of the imperial order who made 15 campaigns, the last for Napoleon 1st at Waterloo (1714-1843) was born in MONTJOI, a plaque in his memory appears on the house. External links https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011320/http://www.toulousevisit.com/descriptif/region/82/montjoi/montjoi.htm Related Articles History of the Bastide Towns Bastides - mediaeval planned towns Where, when and why they were built. Musée des bastides, in Monflanquin, France Site du Centre d'études des bastides What is a bastide? - Short history in English centered around Cordes sur Ciel. About the bastides, John Reps Bastides Collection, Cornell University Library References Communes of Tarn-et-Garonne