TARN-ET-GARONNE


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

Contents
History
Geography
See also
External links

History


The department 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 department of Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, and Aveyron.

Geography


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

See also



Cantons of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

External links



Prefecture of Tarn-et-Garonne website

General council of Tarn-et-Garonne website

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