French depairtment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarn-et-Garonne (French pronunciation: [taʁn‿e ɡa.ʁɔn]) is a depairtment in the soothwast o Fraunce. It is traversed bi the Rivers Tarn an Garonne, frae which it taks its name.
Tarn-et-Garonne | |
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Prefectur biggin o the Tarn-et-Garonne depairtment, in Montauban | |
Location o Tarn-et-Garonne in Fraunce | |
Coordinates: 44°00′N 01°20′E | |
Kintra | Fraunce |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Prefectur | Montauban |
Subprefecturs | Castelsarrasin |
Govrenment | |
• Preses o the General Cooncil | Jean-Michel Baylet |
Area | |
• Total | 3718 km2 (1,436 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 226,849 |
• Rank | 85t |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 82 |
Arrondissements | 2 |
Cantons | 30 |
Communes | 195 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
The depairtment wis creatit on 4 November 1808 durin the First French Empire bi a decision o Napoleon I. It was formit oot o territories belangin tae neebourin auries. Mair nor hauf o the territory wis taken frae the Lot (includin Montauban an Moissac), ower ane-third wis taken frae Haute-Garonne (includin Castelsarrasin), an the rest frae the depairtments o Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, an Aveyron.
Tarn-et-Garonne constitutes pairt o the Midi-Pyrénées region. It borders the depairtments o Lot, Aveyron, Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Gers, an Lot-et-Garonne.
The heichest point in the depairtment, at 510 m, is the Pech Maurel, situatit in the commune o Castanet.
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