Tarn-et-garonne


	Region	Midi-Pyrénées
	Prefecture	Montauban
	Subprefectures	Castelsarrasin
	Population	206,034pop_date=1999pop_rank=86thdensity=55
	Area	3718area_scale=9
	Arrond	2cantons=30communes=195
	President	Jean-Michel Baylet pres_party=
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Tarn-et-Garonne is a French Department in the southwest of France .

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 .

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	CATEGORIES ABOUT TARN-ET-GARONNE

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	departments of france

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