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Arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department

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Map of arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department.

The 2 arrondissements of the Tarn-et-Garonne department of France are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Castelsarrasin, (subprefecture: Castelsarrasin) with 103 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 77,423 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Montauban, (prefecture of the Tarn-et-Garonne department: Montauban) with 92 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 179,474 in 2016.

History

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In 1800, the arrondissement of Montauban was created as a part of the department Lot,[2] and the arrondissement of Castelsarrasin as a part of the department Haute-Garonne.[3] In 1808 the department of Tarn-et-Garonne was created, with the arrondissements of Montauban, Castelsarrasin and Moissac. The arrondissement of Moissac was deleted in 1926.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ Historique du Lot
  3. ^ Historique de la Haute-Garonne
  4. ^ Historique de Tarn-et-Garonne