The 2 arrondissements of the

Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne (; oc, Tarn e Garona ) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and ...

department of

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are: # Arrondissement of Castelsarrasin, (

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Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin (; oc, Los Sarrasins) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Occitanie region of France. The inhabitants are called ''Castelsarrasinois''. It is the second most populous commune in Tarn-et-Garonne after Montauban. I ...

) with 103

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. The population of the arrondissement was 77,423 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Montauban, ( prefecture of the Tarn-et-Garonne department:

Montauban Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, ...

) with 92 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 179,474 in 2016.

History

In 1800, the arrondissement of Montauban was created as a part of the department Lot, and the arrondissement of Castelsarrasin as a part of the department

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

. 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.Historique de Tarn-et-Garonne
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