arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occità nia ; ca, Occità nia ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...
region
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capital city
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city ...
is
Albi
Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albigà ...
. It has 163 communes. Its population is 191,150 (2016), and its area is . It is the northernmost of the ''arrondissements'' of the department.
The main cities, with more than 5,000 inhabitants in 2012, in the arrondissement are
Albi
Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albigà ...
(49,231 inhabitants),
Gaillac
Gaillac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It had in 2013 a population of 14,334 inhabitants.
Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois.
Geography
Gaillac is a town situated between Toulouse, Albi and Montauban. It has g ...
(13,820 inhabitants),
Carmaux
Carmaux (; oc, Carmauç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Industries
The Compagnie minière de Carmaux has its origins in a coal mining concession granted in 1852 to Gabriel de Solages, which became the Compagnie minièr ...
Rabastens
Rabastens () is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. The historian Gustave de Clausade (1815–1888) was born in Rabastens of which he became mayor in 1848.
Population
Transport
Rabastens-Couffouleux station has rail conne ...
(5,187 inhabitants).
Geography
The ''arrondissement'' of Albi is bordered to the north by the
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; oc, Tarn e Garona ) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and ...
(Occitanie) department, to the west by the
Aveyron
Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants o ...
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...
(Occitanie) department.
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Albi, and their
Albi
Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albigà ...
Alos
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Ambialet
Ambialet () is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.
Ambialet's castle was a stronghold of the Cathars and was sacked during the Middle Ages by Simon de Montfort. It is also home to a study abroad campus of Saint Francis Universi ...
(81010)
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Andillac
Andillac (; oc, Andilhac) is a Communes of France, commune of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
References
Communes of Tarn (department)
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Assac
Assac (; oc, Açac) is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following ...
(81019)
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Aussac
Aussac (; oc, Auçac) is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following ...
(81020)
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Beauvais-sur-Tescou
Beauvais-sur-Tescou (, literally ''Beauvais on Tescou''; oc, Biuvais de Tescon) is a commune in the Tarn department of southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn depa ...
(81024)
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Bellegarde-Marsal
Bellegarde-Marsal (; oc, Bèlagarda e Marçal) is a commune in the department of Tarn, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bellegarde and Marsal.Bernac (81029)
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Blaye-les-Mines
Blaye-les-Mines (; oc, Blaia) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.
The settlement grew up around the home of Gabriel de Solages (1711–1799), who founded the Compagnie minière de Carmaux and a glasswo ...
Cadalen
Cadalen (; oc, Cadaluènh) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the foll ...
(81046)
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Cadix
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Cahuzac-sur-Vère
Cahuzac-sur-Vère (, literally ''Cahuzac on Vère''; oc, Caüsac de Vera) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. The people of Cahuzac are called Cahuzacois.
Geography
The Vère flows westward through the middle of the commune ...
(81051)
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Cambon
Cambon () is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommu ...
Carmaux
Carmaux (; oc, Carmauç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Industries
The Compagnie minière de Carmaux has its origins in a coal mining concession granted in 1852 to Gabriel de Solages, which became the Compagnie minièr ...
(81060)
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Castanet
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Castelnau-de-Montmiral
Castelnau-de-Montmiral (; oc, Castèlnòu de Montmiralh) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Demography
Geography
The Vère flows westward through the commune.
History
While traces of activities dating back to the Bro ...
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Cestayrols
Cestayrols is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Geography
The Vère flows southwestward through the northern part of the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of t ...
Cordes-sur-Ciel
Cordes-sur-Ciel (; , ) is a commune in the Tarn department, region of Occitania, Southern France. The fortified town was built in 1222 by Raimond VII, the Count of Toulouse, who, though not a Cathar, tolerated what other Catholics considered he ...
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Coufouleux
Coufouleux (; oc, Confolèuç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Population
Transport
Rabastens-Couffouleux station has rail connections to Toulouse, Albi and Rodez.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The f ...
(81070)
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Courris
Courris is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunal ...
Donnazac
Donnazac (; oc, Donasac) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the follow ...
Fayssac
Fayssac (; oc, Faiçac) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the followi ...
Gaillac
Gaillac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It had in 2013 a population of 14,334 inhabitants.
Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois.
Geography
Gaillac is a town situated between Toulouse, Albi and Montauban. It has g ...
Lombers
Lombers is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France.
History
Lombers was the significant centre of Catharism in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. It was the location o ...
Montans
Montans is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department and Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southern France.
Geography
Situated between Lisle-sur-Tarn and ...
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Pampelonne
Pampelonne (; oc, Pampalona) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the foll ...
Penne
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Rabastens
Rabastens () is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. The historian Gustave de Clausade (1815–1888) was born in Rabastens of which he became mayor in 1848.
Population
Transport
Rabastens-Couffouleux station has rail conne ...
Saliès
Saliès (; oc, Salièrs) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Notable people
* Antoinette de Saliès (1639–1730), writer, feminist
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes o ...