Tarn | |
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![]() Location of Tarn in France | |
Coordinates: 43°49′N 2°12′E / 43.817°N 2.200°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Departement | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Albi |
Subprefecture | Castres |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Christophe Ramond[1] (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,758 km2 (2,223 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 393,572 |
• Rank | 61st |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tarnais |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-81 |
Department number | 81 |
Arrondissements | 2 |
Cantons | 23 |
Communes | 314 |
Website | http://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.