Tarn-et-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne
Details
Information
Number	82
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Prefecture	Montauban
Subprefecture	Castelsarrasin
Population  - Total (1999)  - Density	Ranked 86th 206,034 55 /km²
Area	3,718 km²
Arrondissements	2
Cantons	30
Communes	195
President of the general council	XX
Location

Tarn-et-Garonne is a French département in the southwest of France.

History

The département was created on November 4, 1808 during the First French Empire by a decision of 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 départements of Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, and Aveyron.

Geography

The département of Tarn-et-Garonne constitutes part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It borders the départements of Lot, Aveyron, Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Gers, and Lot-et-Garonne.