Tarn-et-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn e Garona (Occitan)
Prefecture building in Montauban
Prefecture building in Montauban
Flag of Tarn-et-Garonne
Coat of arms of Tarn-et-Garonne
Location of Tarn-et-Garonne in France
Location of Tarn-et-Garonne in France
Coordinates: 44°0′N 1°20′E / 44.000°N 1.333°E / 44.000; 1.333
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
PrefectureMontauban
SubprefecturesCastelsarrasin
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilMichel Weill[1] (PRG)
Area
 • Total3,718 km2 (1,436 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total263,377
 • Rank82nd
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-82
Department number82
Arrondissements2
Cantons15
Communes195
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Tarn-et-Garonne (French: [taʁn e ɡaʁɔn] ; Occitan: Tarn e Garona [ˈtaɾ e ɣaˈɾunɔ]) 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 Languedoc. The department was created in 1808 under Napoleon, with territory taken from the neighbouring Lot, Haute-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers and Aveyron departments.

The department is mostly rural with fertile agricultural land in the broad river valley, but there are hilly areas to the south, east and north. The departmental prefecture is Montauban; the sole subprefecture is Castelsarrasin. In 2019, it had a population of 260,669.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Populations légales 2019: 82 Tarn-et-Garonne, INSEE