Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) 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.
Tarn-et-Garonne is a department (administrative division) located in the Occitania region of Southern France, named after the two rivers—the Tarn and Garonne—that flow through it. Created by Napoleon in 1808 from portions of five neighboring departments, it occupies territory that historically belonged to the provinces of Quercy and Languedoc.
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Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) 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 2023, it had a population of 265,817.
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