Tarn-et-Garonne
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Tarn-et-Garonne (French pronunciation: [taʁn e ɡaʁɔn]; Occitan: Tarn e Garona [ˈtaɾ e ɣaˈɾɔnɔ]) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and Languedoc. The department was created in 1808 under Napoleon, with territory taken from the neighbouring Lot, Haute-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers and Aveyron departments.
Tarn-et-Garonne
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Coordinates: 44°0′N 1°20′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Prefecture | Montauban |
Subprefectures | Castelsarrasin |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Michel Weill[1] (PRG) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,718 km2 (1,436 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 263,377 |
• Rank | 82nd |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 82 |
Arrondissements | 2 |
Cantons | 15 |
Communes | 195 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
The department is mostly rural with fertile agricultural land in the broad river valley, but there are hilly areas to the south, east and north. The departmental prefecture is Montauban; the sole subprefecture is Castelsarrasin. In 2019, it had a population of 260,669.[3]