Title: Tarn (department) Content: 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 == 300px|thumbnail|right|Tarn department 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.  ==Gallery== File:Albi, cathédrale Sainte Cécile, Tarn et pont Vieux..jpg|Albi and the Tarn File:Place Jean Jaurès, nuit fin décembre 2011.JPG|Jean Jaurès square, Castres, by night File:Penne (Tarn) Gresigne.jpg|The town of Penne from the Grésigne forest File:FR-81-Landscape.JPG|Sunflowers near Salvagnac ==Related pages== * Arrondissements of the Tarn department * Communes of the Tarn department