| Tarn-et-Garonne | |
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| Coat of arms of the Tarn-et-Garonne department | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 82 |
| Region: | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Prefecture: | Montauban |
| Subprefectures: | Castelsarrasin |
| Arrondissements: | 2 |
| Cantons: | 30 |
| Communes: | 195 |
| President of the General Council: | Jean-Michel Baylet |
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| Population | Ranked 86th |
| -1999 | 206,034 |
| Population density: | 55/km² |
| Land area¹: | 3718 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Montauban ( Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, Préfecture (capital of the Tarn-et-Garonne Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Castelsarrasin is a commune in the département of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi-Pyrénées. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 2 arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department of France are Arrondissement of Castelsarrasin, ( subprefecture The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 30 cantons of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 195 communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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History
The department was created on November 4, 1808 during the First French Empire by a decision of Napoleon I. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. It was formed out of territories belonging to neighboring areas. More than half of the territory was taken from the Lot (including Montauban and Moissac), over one-third was taken from Haute-Garonne (including Castelsarrasin), and the rest from the department of Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, and Aveyron. Lot ( Occitan: Òlt) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. Montauban ( Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, Préfecture (capital of the Tarn-et-Garonne Moissac is a town and commune of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, in southwestern France. Haute-Garonne ( Occitan: Nauta Garona; English: Upper Garonne) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Castelsarrasin is a commune in the département of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi-Pyrénées. Lot-et-Garonne ( Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers The Gers ( French: le Gers, Occitan: Gers) is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest Aveyron ( Occitan: Avairon) is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River.
Geography
The department of Tarn-et-Garonne constitutes part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, It borders the department of Lot, Aveyron, Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Gers, and Lot-et-Garonne. Lot ( Occitan: Òlt) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. Aveyron ( Occitan: Avairon) is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River. Haute-Garonne ( Occitan: Nauta Garona; English: Upper Garonne) is a department in the southwest of France named after the The Gers ( French: le Gers, Occitan: Gers) is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest Lot-et-Garonne ( Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers
See also
- Cantons of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
- Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
- Arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
External links
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