Tarn (department)

Tarn
From top down, left to right: Albi and the Tarn river, Lac du Laouzas, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Rabastens
Location of Tarn in France
Coordinates: 43°49′N 2°12′E / 43.817°N 2.200°E / 43.817; 2.200
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
Departement4 March 1790
PrefectureAlbi
SubprefectureCastres
Government
  President of the Departmental CouncilChristophe Ramond (PS)
Area
  Total
5,758 km2 (2,223 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
396,168
  Rank61st
  Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
DemonymTarnais
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-81
Department number81
Arrondissements2
Cantons23
Communes314
Websitehttp://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.