tarn-et-garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne
Coat of Arms du Tarn-et-Garonne Details
Information
Number	82
Region	Midi-Pyrnes
Prefecture	Montauban
Subprefecture	Castelsarrasin
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 86th 206,034 55 /km
Area	3,718 km
Arrondissements	2
Cantons	30
Communes	195
President of the general council	XX
Location
Location of du Tarn-et-Garonne in France

Tarn-et-Garonne is a French dpartement in the southwest of France.

History

The dpartement was created on November 4, 1808 during the First French Empire by a decision of Napoleon I. 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 dpartements of Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, and Aveyron.

The dpartement of Tarn-et-Garonne constitutes part of the Midi-Pyrnes region. It borders the dpartements of Lot, Aveyron, Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Gers, and Lot-et-Garonne.

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