Tarn-et-Garonne

History

See also: History of Tarn-et-Garonne

The department was created during the First Empire, on decision of Napoleon i, the November 4th 1808, with territories taken at the close departments. Indeed, under the Old Mode, the Seneschalsy of Cahors (12 deputies) included/understood four baillages secondary (of which that of Montauban), but the Généralité of Montauban included at the same time the Quercy and the Rouergue. After the creation of the departments in 1790, Montauban was nothing any more but one sub-prefecture of the Batch. This situation displeased extremely with notable montalbanais. The Emperor was thus solicited by the governors of the city and thus created the Tarn-et-Garonne, annexing territories of the close departments. About half of its surface belonged before to the Lot (whose Montauban and Moissac), nearly a third belonged to the Haute-Garonne (whose Castelsarrasin), and the remainder was taken at the departments of Lot-et-Garonne, of the Gers and the Aveyron.

The nudge in the right direction of Napoleon

The legend tells that to define the limits of the Tarn-et-Garonne, Napoleon posed his hand on a chart of France and deferred contour of it on paper, thus creating the new department. Some support that if one looks at well the cartographic representation of the Tarn-et-Garonne, one could guess a form resembling a hand vaguely, to distinguish the inch…

Geography

See also: Geography of Tarn-et-Garonne

The department of Tarn-et-Garonne belongs to the area the Midday-Pyrenees. It is bordering on the departments of the Lot, of the Aveyron, the Tarn, the Haute-Garonne, the Gers and Lot-et-Garonne.

In spite of its low surface, the Tarn-et-Garonne has a great diversity of landscapes and reliefs. The plain, located between the Tarn and the the Garonne, like in the valley of Aveyron (of its mouth until Montricoux) contrast with the hills of the Lomagne and the North of the department. Is Tarn-et-Garonne is a calcareous plate, a Causse where one practices especially the breeding. The gorges of Aveyron in the area of Saint-Antonin attract many tourists, as much for its beautiful landscapes that for the multiple activities available (canoe, excursion, etc).

The culminating top of the department is the pech Tregon, 371 m, in the south-east of the commune of Bruniquel. One can however find not far from there more raised dimension, 379 m, at the place where the GR. 46 crosses the limit of the Tarn where the top is.

Climate

Economy

Demography

Culture

Tourism

Policy

Administration

See also: Administration of Tarn-et-Garonne

List of the prefects of Common Tarn-et-Garonne
of Tarn-et-Garonne
Old communes of Tarn-et-Garonne

Others

The department of the Tarn and the Garonne only counts with him 3 cases of tornadoes listed, one with Lafrançaise, the other with Bouloc and finally with Puygaillard-with-Quercy. In addition to the tornadoes, the Tarn and the Garonne are in prey each summer with violent one strong gales under the storms, and this department seems to be one of more touched France by this phenomenon. It occurs of them approximately 3 to 4 per summer, sometimes more.

External bonds

Prefecture
General advice
Collection of sites on the Tarn And the Common Garonne
of Tarn-et-Garonne
Re-examined Arkheia history which publishes since 1999 of the articles on the history of the department
association " Presence Azaña" Handbook; (France) which has its seat with Montauban, launched the " Days Azaña" Handbook; each year the birthday day of the disappearance of the Head of State, on November 3rd. Association intends to preserve the memory and the history of the last president of the Republic and that of the Spanish Republicans HTTP: /www.associationmanuelazana.org/Association Handbook Azaña
hotels with montauban (http://www.hotels-a-montauban.com

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