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Tarn (department)

Administration
Full nameTarn
Native name langfr
CountryFrance
RegionMidi-Pyrénées
Government
PrefectureAlbi
President of the General CouncilThierry Carcenac
Geography
Total Area2222.6 sq mi (5758 km2)
Demography
Total Population369501 (65th) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Department number81
Arrondissements2
Cantons46
Communes324

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Tarn ( ) is a department of 5,758 km2 in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France, named after the Tarn River. It was formed in 1790 of the three dioceses of Albi, Castres and Lavaur, belonging to the province of Languedoc. In 1906, the population was 330,533. In 1999, it stood at 343,402.

Of particular note in the department are Albi (the capital), Castres, Gaillac, Lavaur, Mazamet and Cordes.

Other places of interest are:

* Burlats, which has ruins of an old church and chateau

* Lisle-sur-Tarn, a bastide with a church of the 14th century

* Penne which has ruins of a fine medieval château.

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