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Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

department was created on November 4, 1808 during the First French Empire
First French Empire

The Empire of the French , also known as the Greater French Empire or First French Empire, but more commonly known as the Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France in France....
 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
Lot (département)

Lot is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River....
 (including Montauban
Montauban

Montauban is a town and Communes of France of southwestern France, Prefectures in France of the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, north of Toulouse....
 and Moissac
Moissac

Moissac is a town and communes of France of the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, in southwestern France. It is on the ancient pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela....
), over one-third was taken from Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse....
 (including Castelsarrasin
Castelsarrasin

Castelsarrasin is a communes of France in the departments of France of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi-Pyr?n?es. The inhabitants are called Castelsarrasinois....
), and the rest from the department of Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River and Garonne rivers....
, Gers
Gers

The Gers is a departments of France in the Midi-Pyr?n?es Regions of France in the South West France named after the Gers River....
, and Aveyron
Aveyron

Aveyron is a departments of France in southern France named after the Aveyron River....
.

-et-Garonne constitutes part of the Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyr?n?es is the largest Regions of France of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyr?n?es has no historical or geographical unity....
 region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
.






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Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

History

The department was created on November 4, 1808 during the First French Empire
First French Empire

The Empire of the French , also known as the Greater French Empire or First French Empire, but more commonly known as the Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France in France....
 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
Lot (département)

Lot is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River....
 (including Montauban
Montauban

Montauban is a town and Communes of France of southwestern France, Prefectures in France of the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, north of Toulouse....
 and Moissac
Moissac

Moissac is a town and communes of France of the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, in southwestern France. It is on the ancient pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela....
), over one-third was taken from Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse....
 (including Castelsarrasin
Castelsarrasin

Castelsarrasin is a communes of France in the departments of France of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi-Pyr?n?es. The inhabitants are called Castelsarrasinois....
), and the rest from the department of Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River and Garonne rivers....
, Gers
Gers

The Gers is a departments of France in the Midi-Pyr?n?es Regions of France in the South West France named after the Gers River....
, and Aveyron
Aveyron

Aveyron is a departments of France in southern France named after the Aveyron River....
.

Geography

Tarn-et-Garonne constitutes part of the Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyr?n?es is the largest Regions of France of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyr?n?es has no historical or geographical unity....
 region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
. It borders the departments of Lot, Aveyron
Aveyron

Aveyron is a departments of France in southern France named after the Aveyron River....
, Tarn, Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse....
, Gers
Gers

The Gers is a departments of France in the Midi-Pyr?n?es Regions of France in the South West France named after the Gers River....
, and Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River and Garonne rivers....
.

See also

  • Cantons of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
  • Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
  • Arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department


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