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Geography
The Bas-Rhin department is in the Grand Est region and borders 5 departments, all in the Grand Est region: Haut-Rhin to the south, Vosges to the southwest, Meurthe-et-Moselle to the west and Moselle to the northwest. To the north and east, the department borders Germany along the Rhine river.

Bas-Rhin has an area of . Its highest point is Champ de Feu () in the southwestern part of the department; it is  high.

The main river in the department is the Rhine that forms the eastern border of the department, and of France.

Climate
The area around Strasbourg, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Strasbourg is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Strasbourg is . The month with the most precipitation on average is July with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .
The average temperature for the year in Strasbourg is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Administration
Bas-Rhin is managed by the Departmental Council of Bas-Rhin in Strasbourg. The department is part of the Grand Est region.

Administrative divisions
There are 5 arrondissements (districts), 23 cantons and 517 communes (municipalities) in Bas-Rhin.

The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Bas-Rhin department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Bischwiller (6701)
 Bouxwiller (6702)
 Brumath (6703)
 Erstein (6704)
 Haguenau (6705)
 Hœnheim (6706)
 Illkirch-Graffenstaden (6707)
 Ingwiller (6708)
 Lingolsheim (6709)
 Molsheim (6710)
 Mutzig (6711)
 Obernai (6712)
 Reichshoffen (6713)
 Saverne (6714)
 Schiltigheim (6715)
 Sélestat (6716)
 Strasbourg-1 (6717)
 Strasbourg-2 (6718)
 Strasbourg-3 (6719)
 Strasbourg-4 (6720)
 Strasbourg-5 (6721)
 Strasbourg-6 (6722)
 Wissembourg (6723)

Demographics
The inhabitants of the Bas-Rhin department are known, in French, as Bas-Rhinois or (women: Bas-Rhinoises),

Bas-Rhin had a population, in 2014, of 1,112,815, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Strasbourg, with 484,157 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Bas-Rhin

The 10 communes with more inhabitants in the Bas-Rhin department are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department
 Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

Other websites
Other websites

 Departmental Council website  
 Prefecture of the Bas-Rhin department 

Bas-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a department in the Grand Est region of France. Its name means Upper Rhine. The Rhine river is Haut-Rhin's eastern border.  The prefecture (capital) of Haut-Rhin is Colmar.

History
Haut-Rhin is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It has three districts: Altkirch, Belfort and Colmar, with Colmar as is capital.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the three districts were changed into five arrondissements: Colmar, Altkirch, Belfort, Delémont and Porrentruy. The arrondissements Delémont and Porrentruy were eliminated in 1814 and transferred to Switzerland.

The subprefecture of Altkirch was moved to Mulhouse in 1857.

The Haut-Rhin department was eliminated in 1871 when the territory became part of Germany except for a part that forms the Territoire de Belfort.
In 1919, Haut-Rhin is again an department when the territory became part of France with the arrondissements Colmar-Ville, Colmar-Campagne, Altkirch, Guebwiller, Mulhouse, Ribeauvillé and Thann. Its capital is Colmar.

The arrondissements Colmar-Ville and Colmar-Campagne were combined in 1934 to form the arrondissement of Colmar.

In 2015, the arrondissements of Guebwiller and Ribeauvillé were eliminated and the name of the arrondissements of Thann and Colmar were changed to Thann-Guebwiller and Colmar-Ribeauvillé.

Geography
Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departments of the former administrative Alsace region. It is in the Grand Est region. It is next to 3 departments in 2 regionsː
 Grand Est region
 Bas-Rhin
 Vosges
 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
 Territoire de Belfort

To the east, the Haut-Rhin is next to Germany along the Rhine river, and to the south it is next to Switzerland.
Haut-Rhin's area is . Its highest point is Grand Ballon () in the Vosges Mountains, in the eastern part of the department; it is  high. The lowest point is  high along the Rhine river.

The main river in the department is the Rhine that forms the eastern border of the department, and of France.

Climate
The area around Colmar, at an altitude of about , few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Strasbourg is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Strasbourg is . The month with the most precipitation on average is June with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Strasbourg is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .
Administration
Haut-Rhin is managed by the Departmental Council of Haut-Rhin in Colmar. The department is part of the Grand Est region.

Administrative divisions
There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 366 communes (municipalities) in Haut-Rhin.

The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Haut-Rhin department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

 Altkirch (6801)
 Brunstatt (6802)
 Cernay (6803)
 Colmar-1 (6804)
 Colmar-2 (6805)
 Ensisheim (6806)
 Guebwiller (6807)
 Kingersheim (6808)
 Masevaux (6809)
 Mulhouse-1 (6810)
 Mulhouse-2 (6811)
 Mulhouse-3 (6812)
 Rixheim (6813)
 Saint-Louis (6814)
 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (6815)
 Wintzenheim (6816)
 Wittenheim (6817)

People
The people in the Haut-Rhin department are known, in French, as Haut-Rhinois or (women: Haut-Rhinoises),
Haut-Rhin had a population, in 2014, of 760,134, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Mulhouse, with 350,032 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Haut-Rhin

The 10 communes with more inhabitants in the Haut-Rhin department are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haut-Rhin department
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Other websites

 Departmental Council website  
 Prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department 

Haut-Rhin
1790 establishments
1790s establishments in France
Rhône is a department in the center of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its prefecture is Lyon and about 1,646,000 people live there (2006 estimation). 

Rhône (department)
Haute-Saône is a department in the east of France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Saône river and its capital (prefecture) is the city of Vesoul.

History
Haute-Saône is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the old province of Franche-Comté.

It was divided in six districts: Jussey, Luxeuil, Lure, Vesoul, Gray and Champlitte with the capital in Gray alternating with Vesoul. In 1794, only Gray remained as the capital.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into three arrondissements: Vesoul, Gray and Lure; the capital was moved from Gray to Vesoul.

After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Austrian army from June 1815 to November 1818.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Gray was eliminated.

Geography
Haute-Saône is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of .
The department borders with 6 other departments in two regions:
 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
 Côte-d'Or (southwest)
 Doubs (east)
 Jura (south)
 Territoire de Belfort (east)
 Grand Est region
 Haute-Marne (west)
 Vosges (north)

The main river in the department is the Saône, that flows through the department from northeast to southwest. The highest mountain in the department is Ballon de Servance (),  high; it is in the commune Servance-Miellin.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Lure is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

The average temperature for the year in Lure is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of .
The average amount of precipitation (rainfall) for the year in Lure is . The month with the most precipitation on average is August with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is March with an average of .

Administration
Haute-Saône is managed by the Departmental Council of Haute-Saône in Vesoul. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Administrative divisions
There are 2 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 542 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Saône.

The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Haute-Saône department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Dampierre-sur-Salon (7001)
 Gray (7002)
 Héricourt-1 (7003)
 Héricourt-2 (7004)
 Jussey (7005)
 Lure-1 (7006)
 Lure-2 (7007)
 Luxeuil-les-Bains (7008)
 Marnay (7009)
 Mélisey (7010)
 Port-sur-Saône (7011)
 Rioz (7012)
 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse (7013)
 Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin (7014)
 Vesoul-1 (7015)
 Vesoul-2 (7016)
 Villersexel (7017)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Haute-Saône are known, in French, as Haut-Saônois (women: Haut-Saônoises).

Haute-Saône had a population, in 2014, of 238,347, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Vesoul, with 129,622 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Haute-Saône

The cities with more than inhabitants in the department are:

Gallery

References

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department
 Communes of the Haute-Saône department

Other websites

 Departmental Council website  
 Prefecture website 
 Destination 70 - Tourisme en Haute-Saône 

Haute-Saône
Saône-et-Loire is a department in the centre of France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the two main rivers in the department: the Saône and the Loire rivers.

The largest city in the department is Chalon-sur-Saône. The prefecture (capital) is the smaller city of Mâcon.

History
Saône-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Mâcon as its capital. It was formed from combined parts of the old provinces of southern Burgundy and Bresse, uniting lands which have no true geographical unity.

It was divided in seven districts: Autun, Bourbon-Lancy, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles, Louhans, Mâcon and Semur-en-Brionnais. That same year, the name of the district Semur-en-Brionnais was changed to Marcigny.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the seven districts were changed into five arrondissements: Mâcon, Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles and Louhans.
After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Austrian army from June 1815 to November 1818.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Louhans was eliminated but in 1942 it became again an arrondissement of the department.

Geography

Saône-et-Loire is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of ; the seventh largest department of France.

The department borders with 7 other departments in two regions:
 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
 Côte-d'Or (north)
 Nièvre (nortwest)
 Jura (east)
 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
 Ain (southeast)
 Rhône (south)
 Loire (southwest)
 Allier (west)

There are five natural regions in the department:
 Autunois, to the northwest; it is the region around Autun.
 Charolais, to the southwest and around the commune of Charolles.
 Chalonnais, to the north with Chalon-sur-Saône as the main city.
 Mâconnais, to the south and around the commune of Mâcon.
 Bresse, to the east of the Saône river with Louhans as the main city.
The main rivers in the department are the Loire, that makes most of the western border of the department and that flows to the north, into the Atlantic Ocean; and the Saône, in the eastern part of the department and that flows to the south and joins the Rhône river at Lyon.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Charnay-lès-Mâcon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

The average temperature for the year in Charnay-lès-Mâcon, to the west of Mâcon and where is the local airport, is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of .

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Charnay-lès-Mâcon is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is August with an average of .
Administration
Saône-et-Loire is managed by the Departmental Council of Saône-et-Loire in Mâcon. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Administrative divisions
There are 5 arrondissements (districts), 29 cantons and 567 communes (municipalities) in Saône-et-Loire.

The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Saône-et-Loire department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Autun-1 (7101)
 Autun-2 (7102)
 Blanzy (7103)
 Chagny (7104)
 Chalon-sur-Saône-1 (7105)
 Chalon-sur-Saône-2 (7106)
 Chalon-sur-Saône-3 (7107)
 La Chapelle-de-Guinchay (7108)
 Charolles (7109)
 Chauffailles (7110)
 Cluny (7111)
 Le Creusot-1 (7112)
 Le Creusot-2 (7113)
 Cuiseaux(7114)
 Digoin (7115)
 Gergy (7116)
 Givry (7117)
 Gueugnon (7118)
 Hurigny (7119)
 Louhans (7120)
 Mâcon-1 (7121)
 Mâcon-2 (7122)
 Montceau-les-Mines (7123)
 Ouroux-sur-Saône (7124)
 Paray-le-Monial (7125)
 Pierre-de-Bresse (7126)
 Saint-Rémy (7127)
 Saint-Vallier (7128)
 Tournus (7129)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Saône-et-Loire are known, in French, as Saône-et-Loiriens (women: Saône-et-Loiriennes).

Saône-et-Loire had a population, in 2014, of 555,788, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 200,084 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Saône-et-Loire

The cities with more than inhabitants in the department are:

Gallery
Gallery

References

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department
 Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

Other websites

 Departmental Council website 
 Prefecture website 
 Bourgogne du Sud - Tourism en Saône-et-Loire
Sarthe is a department found in the west of France in the Pays de la Loire region. Its prefecture is Le Mans and its population is about 543,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.

Sarthe
Savoie is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, bordering  Italy.

Name 
Before 1860, the territory of the modern Haute-Savoie and Savoie departments had been part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, as a Duchy, since 1713. Annexation of the region by France was made in 1860. In that year, the Emperor Napoléon III divided the territory in two departments: Savoie, to the south, with the city of Chambéry, and Haute-Savoie, to the north, with the city of Annecy.

History
The department of Savoie was created in 1860 from the southern part of the Duchy of Sardinia with four arrondissements: Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The capital was Chambéry.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Moûtiers was eliminated.

During World War II, the department was occupied by fascist Italy from November 1942 to September 1943.

Geography
The Savoie is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has an area of .
The department borders with the Ain, Isère and Haute-Savoie departments in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the Hautes-Alpes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and with Italy (Piedmont region).

Much of Savoie is covered by mountains; the highest mountain in the department is La Grande Casse () in the Alps; it is  high.

The main rivers in the department are the Isère and its tributary Arch; both flow through the department from east to west. They are within the watershed of the Rhône river. The main lake in the department is the Lac du Bourget, the largest and deepest lake entirely in France.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Chambéry is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Administration
Savoie is managed by the Departmental Council of Savoie in Chambéry. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Savoie is a member of the UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization) and maintains relations with several other underrepresented and unrepresented nations.

Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 19 cantons and 285 communes (municipalities) in Savoie.

The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Savoie department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

 Aix-les-Bains-1 (7301)
 Aix-les-Bains-2 (7302)
 Albertville-1 (7303)
 Albertville-2 (7304)
 Bourg-Saint-Maurice (7305)
 Bugey savoyard (7306)
 Chambéry-1 (7307)
 Chambéry-2 (7308)
 Chambéry-3 (7309)
 Modane (7310)
 Montmélian (7311)
 La Motte-Servolex (7312)
 Moûtiers (7313)
 Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (7314)
 La Ravoire (7315)
 Saint-Alban-Leysse (7316)
 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (7317)
 Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (7318)
 Ugine (7319)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Savoie are known, in French, as Savoyards (women: Savoyardes).
Savoie had a population, in 2014, of 426,924, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Chambéry, with 271,647 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Haute-Savoie

The communes in the department with more inhabitants are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Savoie department
 Communes of the Savoie department

References

Other websites

 Departmental Council website 
 Prefecture website 

Savoie
Seine-Maritime is a department found in the northwest of France in the Normandy region. Its prefecture is Rouen. Its population is about 1,245,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.

Seine-Maritime
Yvelines is a department in the Île-de-France region. Its prefecture is Versailles. About 1,395,000 people live there (2006 estimation). 

Yvelines
Deux-Sèvres is a department in western France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Deux-Sèvres means literally "Two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise; these are two rivers which flow through the department.

History
Deux-Sèvres is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790.

The new department had six districts: Melle, Niort, Saint-Maixent, Parthenay, Thouars and Châtillon (today Mauléon). The capital (now prefecture) was Niort alternating Saint-Maixent and Parthenay but soon only Niort was the only capital.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into four arrondissements: Melle, Niort, Parthenay and Thouars. Thouars was changed by Bressuire in 1804.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissements of Bressuire and Melle were eliminated. On 1 June 1942, Bressuire was again an arrondissement.
The borders of the department were changed in 1973 when the inhabitants of the little commune of Puy-Saint-Bonnet joined the commune of Cholet in the neighbouring department of Maine-et-Loire.

Geography
Deux-Sèvres is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has an area of .

The highest point of the department is Terrier de Saint-Martin,  high, in the commune of Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux.

The department is bordered by the departments: Maine-et-Loire, Vienne, Charente, Charente-Maritime and Vendée.

The main rivers in the department are:
  Sèvre Niortaise, that flows through the southern part of the department and ends in the Atlantic Ocean.
  Sèvre Nantaise, that flows through the northern part of the department and is tributary of the Loire river.
  Thouet, that is also a tributary of the Loire.

Climate
The climate of Niort is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Niort is . The month with the most precipitation on average is September with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Niort is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Administration
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Deux-Sèvres in Niort. Deux-Sèvres is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 293 communes (municipalities) in Deux-Sèvres.

The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Deux-Sèvres department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Autize-Egray (7901)
 Bressuire (7902)
 Celles-sur-Belle (7903)
 Cerizay (7904)
 Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan (7905)
 La Gâtine (7906)
 Mauléon (7907)
 Melle (7908)
 Mignon-et-Boutonne (7909)
 Niort-1 (7910)
 Niort-2 (7911)
 Niort-3 (7912)
 Parthenay (7913)
 La Plaine Niortaise (7914)
 Saint-Maixent-l'École (7915)
 Thouars (7916)
 Le Val de Thouet (7917)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Deux-Sèvres are known, in French, as Deux-Sévriens (women: Deux-Sévriennes).

Deux-Sèvres has a population, in 2014, of 373,553, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Niort, with 212,425 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Bressuire and Parthenay, have respectively 96,703 and 64,425 inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Deux-Sèvres

The 10 main cities in the department are:
Economy
The department is still a very rural area, with a large proportion of the land of the department used for farming. Wheat and oats are the main products grown, as well as potatoes, apples, and walnuts. There are many vineyards in the north.

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Deux-Sèvres department
 Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References

Other websites

 Departamental Council website  
 Prefecture website 

Deux-Sèvres
Tarn () is a French department in the Occitanie region in the southwest of France named after the Tarn river.

Its prefecture and largest city is Albi.

History
Tarn is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from a part of the old province of Languedoc.

The new department had five districts: Albi, Castres, Lavaur, Gaillac, Lacaune. The capitals (now prefectures) were, alternatively, Albi and Castres but, from 1790 to 1797, the capital was only Albi; in 1797, the capital was moved to Castres.

In 1800, Albi became again the capital of the department and the arrondissements were created; the department had four arrondissements: Albi, Castres, Gaillac and Lavaur. In 1926, the arrondissements of Gaillac and Lavaur were eliminated.

Geography 

Tarn is part of the Occitanie region and has an area of .
The department borders with 5 departments, all in the Occitanie region:
 Hérault (southeast)
 Aude (south)
 Aveyron (north and east)
 Haute-Garonne (southwest and west)
 Tarn-et-Garonne (northwest)

While the valley of the Tarn river, the main river of the department, forms a plain, the central part  of the department has many hills. The main mountain ranges are the Monts de Lacaune, in the southeast, and the Montagne Noire in the south.

The Monts de Lacaune ("Mountains of Lacaune") mountain range is near the town of Lacaune; its highest point, and the highest of the Tarn department, is Puech de Rascas, (), at  above sea level.

The Montagne Noire (, "Black Mountain") is a mountain range in central southern France. It is at the southwestern end of the Massif Central in the border area of the Tarn, Hérault and Aude departments. Its highest point is the Pic de Nore () at  high. The mountain is within the Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Parc ().
The main river in the department are the Tarn and its tributary, the Agout river.

Climate
The climate of Albi is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Albi is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Albi is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Administration
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Tarn in Albi. Tarn is part of the region of Occitanie.

Administrative divisions
There are 2 arrondissements (districts), 23 cantons and 320 communes (municipalities) in Tarn.
The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Tarn department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

 Albi-1 (8101)
 Albi-2 (8102)
 Albi-3 (8103)
 Albi-4 (8104)
 Carmaux-1 Le Ségala (8105)
 Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou (8106)
 Castres-1 (8107)
 Castres-2 (8108)
 Castres-3 (8109)
 Les Deux Rives (8110)
 Gaillac (8111)
 Graulhet (8112)
 Le Haut Dadou (8113)
 Les Hautes Terres d'Oc (8114)
 Lavaur Cocagne (8115)
 Mazamet-1 (8116)
 Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré (8117)
 La Montagne noire (8118)
 Le Pastel (8119)
 Plaine de l'Agoût (8120)
 Les Portes du Tarn (8121)
 Saint-Juéry (8122)
 Vignobles et Bastides (8123)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Tarn are known, in French, as Tarnais (women: Tarnaises).

Tarn has a population, in 2014, of 384,474, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Castres, with 194,373 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants. The arrondissement of Albi has 190,101 inhabitants.
The city with more people living in it is the capital, Albi (49,531). The subprefecture of Castres has 41,382 inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Tarn

The cities with more than 6,000 inhabitants in the department are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Tarn department
 Communes of the Tarn department

References

Other websites

 General Council website  
 Prefecture website 
 Discover Tarn - Comité Départemental du Tourisme du Tarn 

Tarn (department)
Tarn-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France, in the Occitanie region. It is named after the Garonne river and its tributary Tarn. Its prefecture and largest city is Montauban.

History
Tarn-et-Garonne is not one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created on 4 November 1808 during the First French Empire by 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 departments of Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, and Aveyron.

The new department had three arrondissements: Montauban, Castelsarrasin and Moissac. The prefecture was Montauban. On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Moissac was eliminated.

Geography

Tarn-et-Garonne is part of the Occitanie region. It has an area of .
The department borders with 6 departments:
 Occitanie
 Lot (north)
 Aveyron (northeast)
 Tarn (east)
 Haute-Garonne (south)
 Gers (southwest)
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine
 Lot-et-Garonne (northwest)

The highest point in the department, at , is the Puech des Carts - Sommet Nord  (), in the commune of Castanet.

Even if Tarn-et-Garonne is one of the smallest departments of Metropolitan France, there is a great diversity of landscapes in the department; for example, the plains between the Tarn and Garonne rivers and in the valley of the Aveyron river, the hills of the Lomagne region (southwest of the department) and in the north, including the Causse (a limestone plateau) of the northeast.

The main rivers in the department are the Garonne and its tributaries Tarn and Aveyron.

Climate
The climate of Montauban is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Montauban is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Montauban is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Administration
Tarn-et-Garonne is managed by the Departamental Council of Tarn-et-Garonne in Montauban. The department is part of the region of Occitanie.

Administrative divisions
There are 2 arrondissements (districts), 15 cantons and 195 communes (municipalities) in Tarn-et-Garonne.

The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Tarn-et-Garonne department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Aveyron-Lère (8201)
 Beaumont-de-Lomagne (8202)
 Castelsarrasin (8203)
 Garonne-Lomagne-Brulhois (8204)
 Moissac (8205)
 Montauban-1 (8206)
 Montauban-2 (8207)
 Montauban-3 (8208)
 Montech (8209)
 Pays de Serres Sud-Quercy (8210)
 Quercy-Aveyron (8211)
 Quercy-Rouergue (8212)
 Tarn-Tescou-Quercy vert (8213)
 Valence (8214)
 Verdun-sur-Garonne (8215)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Tarn-et-Garonne are known, in French, as Tarn-et-Garonnais (women: Tarn-et-Garonnaises).

, Tarn-et-Garonne had a population of 252,578, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Montauban, with 175,756 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants. The arrondissement of Castelsarrasin has 76,822 inhabitants.

The city with more people living in it is the capital, Montauban (58,826). The subprefecture of Castelsarrasin has 13,765 inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Tarn-et-Garonne

The cities with more than 5,000 inhabitants in the department are:

Gallery
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Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
 Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

References

Other websites

 Departamental Council website 
 Prefecture website 
 Arkheia History Review of Tarn-et-Garonne 

Tarn-et-Garonne
The Var is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Provence in southeastern France. It takes its name from the river Var, which used to flow along its eastern border, but the border was moved in 1860.

Its prefecture is the city of Toulon.

History
Var is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Toulon as is capital. It was formed with part of the former province of Provence.

It was divided in nine districts: Toulon, Grasse, Hyères, Draguignan, Brignoles, Saint-Maximin, Fréjus, Saint-Paul-lès-Vence and Barjols.

The capital was moved, in 1793, from Toulon to Grasse and, in 1795, from Grasse to Brignoles. In 1797, the capital was moved again, to Draguignan.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the nine districts were changed into four arrondissements: Brignoles, Draguignan, Grasse and Toulon.
After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Austrian army from June 1815 to November 1818.

On 15 June 1860, the arrondissement of Grasse passed to the new department of Alpes-Maritimes. With this change, the Var river does not flow any longer through the department named after it.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Brignoles was eliminated but in 1974 Brignoles was made again an arrondissement and the capital was moved from Draguignan to Toulon. The Var is the only French department that has had four different capitals: Toulon, Grasse, Brignoles and Draguignan; now Toulon is the prefecture (capital) and Brignoles and Draguignan are subprefectures. Grasse is now a subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department.

During World War II, the department was occupied by the fascist Italy, from November 1942 to December 1943. In 1944, the German army occupied the territory of the Var department.
Geography
Var is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has an area of .

The department borders with 3 other departments, all in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:
 Alpes-Maritimes (east)
 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (north)
 Bouches-du-Rhône (west)

It also borders the Vaucluse department, to the nortwest, but only for a very short distance.

The highest point of the department is Mont de Lachens () with an altitude of  high.; it is in the commune of Mons in the northeast of the department near the border with the Alpes-Maritimes department.

The Îles d'Hyères is a group of three islands off Hyères. The islands are named Porquerolles, Port-Cros, and Île du Levant. Together, they make up an area of . They can be reached by boat from either Hyères or Toulon.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Toulon is a "Mediterranean climate" and of the subtype "Csa".
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Toulon is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Toulon is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Administration
Var is managed by the Departmental Council of Ardennes in Toulon. The department is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 23 cantons and 153 communes (municipalities) in Var.

The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Var department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Brignoles (8301)
 La Crau (8302)
 Draguignan (8303)
 Flayosc (8304)
 Fréjus (8305)
 La Garde (8306)
 Garéoult (8307)
 Hyères (8308)
 Le Luc (8309)
 Ollioules (8310)
 Roquebrune-sur-Argens (8311)
 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (8312)
 Sainte-Maxime (8313)
 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (8314)
 Saint-Raphaël (8315)
 La Seyne-sur-Mer-1 (8316)
 La Seyne-sur-Mer-2 (8317)
 Solliès-Pont (8318)
 Toulon-1 (8319)
 Toulon-2 (8320)
 Toulon-3 (8321)
 Toulon-4 (8322)
 Vidauban (8323)

Demographics
The inhabitants of the Var department are known, in French, as Varois (women: Varoises),

Var had a population, in 2014, of 1,038,212, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Toulon, with 565,669 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Var

The communes with more inhabitants in the department are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Var department
 Communes of the Var department

References

Other websites
 
 Departmental Council website 

Var
Vendée is a department found in the west of France in the Pays de la Loire region. Its prefecture is La Roche-sur-Yon and its population is about 577,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.

Vendée
Vienne is a department in southwestern France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is named after the Vienne river, the most important river in the department.

History
Vienne is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the old provinces of Poitou, Touraine and Berry, until the 15th century part of the Duchy of Aquitaine.

The new department had six districts: Châtellerault, Civray, Loudun, Lusignan, Montmorillon and Poitiers. The capital (now prefecture) was Poitiers.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into five arrondissements: Châtellerault, Civray, Loudun, Montmorillon and Poitiers.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissements of Civray and Loudun were eliminated.

Geography
Vienne is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has an area of .

The highest point of the department is Signal de Prun,  high, in the commune of Adriers, in the Massif Central.
The department is bordered by 6 departments in three regions:
 Pays de la Loire region
 Maine-et-Loire
 Centre-Val de Loire region
 Indre-et-Loire
 Indre
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
 Haute-Vienne
 Charente
Deux-Sèvres

The main river in the department is the Vienne that gives its name to the department; it is one of the main tributary of the Loire river. The Vienne river flows through the department from north to south.

Climate
The climate of Poitiers is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Poitiers is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is August with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Poitiers is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .
Administration
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Vienne in Poitiers. Vienne is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 19 cantons and 274 communes (municipalities) in Vienne.

The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Vienne department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou (8601)
 Châtellerault-1 (8602)
 Châtellerault-2 (8603)
 Châtellerault-3 (8604)
 Chauvigny (8605)
 Civray (8606)
 Jaunay-Clan (8607)
 Loudun (8608)
 Lusignan (8609)
 Lussac-les-Châteaux (8610)
 Migné-Auxances (8611)
 Montmorillon (8612)
 Poitiers-1 (8613)
 Poitiers-2 (8614)
 Poitiers-3 (8615)
 Poitiers-4 (8616)
 Poitiers-5 (8617)
 Vivonne (8618)
 Vouneuil-sur-Vienne (8619)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Vienne are known, in French, as Viennois (women: Viennoises).
Vienne has a population, in 2014, of 433,203, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Poitiers, with 246,038 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Châtellerault and Montmorillon, have respectively 112,313 and 74,852 inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Vienne

The 10 main cities in the department are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Vienne department
 Communes of the Vienne department

References

Other websites

 Departamental Council website 
 Prefecture website 
 Tourism official website

Vienne
Haute-Vienne () is a department of France in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is named after the Vienne river that flows through the department.

History
Haute-Vienne is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the old province of Limousin, its southern half, and of the county of Marche, its northern half, as well as some parts of Angoumois and Poitou.

The new department had six districts: Limoges, Le Dorat, Bellac, Saint-Junien, Saint-Yrieix and Saint-Léonard. The capital (now prefecture) was Limoges.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into four arrondissements: Limoges, Bellac, Rochechouart and Saint-Yrieix.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Yrieix was eliminated.

Geography
Haute-Vienne is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has an area of .
The department is bordered by 6 departments of 2 regions: 
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine
 Charente
 Corrèze
 Creuse
 Dordogne
 Vienne
 Centre-Val de Loire region
 Indre

The department is in the nortwestern border of the Massif Central. Its altitude is  high; the lowest point is in the valley of the Vienne river and the highest is in the mountains near the Vassivière lake. The highest point in the department is Puy de Crozat (), that is  high.

The main rivers in the department are the Vienne, that gives its name to this the deparment and to Vienne, and the Gartempe, a tributary of the Creuse river.

Climate
The climate of Limoges is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Limoges is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .
The average temperature for the year in Limoges is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Administration
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Haute-Vienne in Limoges. Haute-Vienne is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 21 cantons and 200 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Vienne.

The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Haute-Vienne department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Aixe-sur-Vienne (8701)
 Ambazac (8702)
 Bellac (8703)
 Châteauponsac (8704)
 Condat-sur-Vienne (8705)
 Couzeix (8706)
 Eymoutiers (8707)
 Limoges-1 (8708)
 Limoges-2 (8709)
 Limoges-3 (8710)
 Limoges-4 (8711)
 Limoges-5 (8712)
 Limoges-6 (8713)
 Limoges-7 (8714)
 Limoges-8 (8715)
 Limoges-9 (8716)
 Panazol (8717)
 Rochechouart (8718)
 Saint-Junien (8719)
 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (8720)
 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (8721)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Haute-Vienne are known, in French, as Haut-Viennois (women: Haut-Viennoises).

Haute-Vienne has a population, in 2013, of 376,199, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Limoges, with 298,578 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Bellac and Rochechouart, have respectively 39,744 and 37,877 inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Haute-Vienne

The 10 most important cities in the department are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department

References

Other websites
Other websites

 General Council website 
 Prefecture website 
 Tourism office of Haute-Vienne 

Haute-Vienne
Vosges is a department found in the east of France in the Grand Est region. Its prefecture is Épinal. Its population is about 382,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.

Vosges
Yonne is a department in the centre of France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is Auxerre.

The department is named after the Yonne river, a tributary of the Seine, that flows through the department. The Celts name of the river was Ica-onna () and from this name come the name of the river and of the people living in the department: Icaunais.

History
During Roman times, the main city in the territory of the present department was Sens, the capital of one Roman province.

Yonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Auxerre as its capital. It was formed from combined parts of the old provinces of Burgundy, Champagne and Île-de-France.

It was divided in seven districts: Auxerre, Sens, Joigny, Saint-Fargeau, Avallon, Tonnerre and Saint-Florentin.
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the seven districts were changed into five arrondissements: Auxerre, Avallon, Joigny, Sens and Tonnerre. On 10 September 1926, the arrondissements of Joigny and Tonnerre were eliminated.

Geography

Yonne is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of . The highest point of the department is Bois de la Pérouse (),  high.

The department borders with five departments in four regions:
 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
 Côte-d'Or (east)
 Nièvre (south)
 Grand Est region
 Aube (northeast)
 Centre-Val de Loire region
 Loiret (west)
 Île-de-France region
 Seine-et-Marne (northwest)

The northern part of the department is formed by plains that are part of the great plain of Paris. The mountains of the Morvan and the hills of the Auxerrois (the region around the city of Auxerre) are in the southern half of the department.
The main river in the department is the Yonne, a tributary of the Seine river that flows through the department from south to north. Other rivers that flow through the department are the Armançon, Loing, Ouanne and Serein rivers.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Auxerre is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype "Cfb".

The average temperature for the year in Auxerre is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of .

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Auxerre is . The month with the most precipitation on average is December with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is April with an average of .

Administration
Yonne is managed by the Departmental Council of Yonne in Auxerre. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 21 cantons and 428 communes (municipalities) in Yonne.

The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Yonne department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

 Auxerre-1 (8901)
 Auxerre-2 (8902)
 Auxerre-3 (8903)
 Auxerre-4 (8904)
 Avallon (8905)
 Brienon-sur-Armançon (8906)
 Chablis (8907)
 Charny (8908)
 Cœur de Puisaye (8909)
 Gâtinais en Bourgogne (8910)
 Joigny (8911)
 Joux-la-Ville (8912)
 Migennes (8913)
 Pont-sur-Yonne (8914)
 Saint-Florentin (8915)
 Sens-1 (8916)
 Sens-2 (8917)
 Thorigny-sur-Oreuse (8918)
 Tonnerrois (8919)
 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne (8920)
 Vincelles (8921)

Demographics
The inhabitants of Yonne are known, in French, as Icaunais (women: Icaunaises).

Yonne had a population, in 2014, of 341,814, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Auxerre, with 179,922 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Yonne

The cities with more than 5,000 inhabitants in the department are:

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Yonne department
 Communes of the Yonne department

References

Other websites

 General Council website 
 Prefecture website 
 Wild flowers of Yonne

Yonne
The Zwentendorf power plant is a nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf an der Donau in Austria. It has never been used.  This is because the people of Austria voted against using it in 1978. 

Today, the plant is used to get replacement parts to other plants of the same type (mainly in Germany), and for staff training. It is not possible to visit the power plant. Because the nuclear power plant was never in use, a coal power plant was built in 1987 to replace it.

The plant is now owned by Austrian energy company and used as a Solar Power Plant.

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