Tarn (department)

For other uses, see Tarn.
Tarn
Department of France
From top down, left to right: Albi and the Tarn river, Lac du Laouzas, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Rabastens
Flag of Tarn
Flag
Coat of arms of Tarn
Coat of arms
Location of Tarn in France
Location of Tarn in France
Coordinates: 43°49′N 2°12′E / 43.817°N 2.200°E / 43.817; 2.200
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
Departement4 March 1790
PrefectureAlbi
SubprefectureCastres
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilChristophe Ramond[1] (PS)
Area
[2]
 • Total5,758 km2 (2,223 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total393,572
 • Rank61st
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
DemonymTarnais
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-81
Department number81
Arrondissements2
Cantons23
Communes314
Websitehttp://www.tarn.fr

Tarn (French pronunciation: [taʁn] or [ta:ʁ]; Occitan pronunciation: [taɾ]) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. Named after the river Tarn, it had a population of 389,844 as of 2019.[4] Its prefecture and largest city is Albi; it has a single subprefecture, Castres. In French, the inhabitants of Tarn are known as Tarnais (masculine) and Tarnaises (feminine).[5] Its INSEE and postcode number is 81.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Département du Tarn (81) – Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques – INSEE. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ Populations légales 2019: 81 Tarn, INSEE
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 81 - Tarn, habitants.fr