Tarn (department)
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 (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,758 km2 (2,223 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 396,168 |
| • Rank | 61st |
| • Density | 69/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 389844 as of 2019. 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). Its INSEE and postcode number is 81.