Tarn-et-Garonne

**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.
|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population (2014) !! width=60px | Area (km²) !! Density (Inh./km²) !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|821|Castelsarrasin|Castelsarrasin|76,822|1,601.5||103|
|822|Montauban|Montauban|175,756|2,116.8||92|

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:

1. Aveyron-Lère <small>(8201)</small>
1. Beaumont-de-Lomagne <small>(8202)</small>
1. Castelsarrasin <small>(8203)</small>
1. Garonne-Lomagne-Brulhois <small>(8204)</small>
1. Moissac <small>(8205)</small>
1. Montauban-1 <small>(8206)</small>
1. Montauban-2 <small>(8207)</small>
1. Montauban-3 <small>(8208)</small>
1. Montech <small>(8209)</small>
1. Pays de Serres Sud-Quercy <small>(8210)</small>
1. Quercy-Aveyron <small>(8211)</small>
1. Quercy-Rouergue <small>(8212)</small>
1. Tarn-Tescou-Quercy vert <small>(8213)</small>
1. Valence <small>(8214)</small>
1. Verdun-sur-Garonne <small>(8215)</small>

## 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/km<sup>2</sup>. 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:

|City|Population (2014)|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Montauban|58,826|Montauban|
|Castelsarrasin|13,765|Castelsarrasin|
|Moissac|12,408|Castelsarrasin|
|Caussade|6,805|Montauban|
|Montech|6,158|Montauban|
|Nègrepelisse|5,511|Montauban|
|Valence|5,194|Castelsarrasin|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
- Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

## Other websites

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

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Tarn-et-Garonne
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Préfecture du Tarn-et-Garonne (Montauban).jpg
- **image alt**: Prefecture building of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, in Montauban
- **image caption**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture building of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, in Montauban
- **image flag**: Proposed flag for Tarn-et-Garonne.gif
- **flag size**: 125px
- **flag alt**: Flag of Tarn-et-Garonne
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Tarn-et-Garonne.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms
- **image map**: Tarn-et-Garonne-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Tarn-et-Garonne in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Occitanie
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 November 1808
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Montauban
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefecture
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Castelsarrasin
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Christian Astruc
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 3718.3
- **population total**: 252578
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Tarn-et-Garonais
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 2
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 15
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 195
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-82
- **website**: [http://www.ledepartement.fr/ Official website]