Arrondissement of Albi explained

Type:arr
Albi
Insee:811
Nbcomm:163
Prefecture:y
Seat:Albi
Area:2731.7

The arrondissement of Albi is an arrondissement of France in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region. Its INSEE code is 811 and its capital city is Albi. It has 163 communes. Its population is 191,150 (2016), and its area is 2731.7km2.[1] It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department.

The main cities, with more than 5,000 inhabitants in 2012, in the arrondissement are Albi (49,231 inhabitants), Gaillac (13,820 inhabitants), Carmaux (9,774 inhabitants), Saint-Juéry (6,715 inhabitants) and Rabastens (5,187 inhabitants).

Geography

The arrondissement of Albi is bordered to the north by the Tarn-et-Garonne (Occitanie) department, to the west by the Aveyron (Occitanie) department, to the south by the arrondissement of Castres and to the south by the Haute-Garonne (Occitanie) department.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Albi, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Alban (81003)
  2. Albi (81004)
  3. Almayrac (81008)
  4. Alos (81007)
  5. Amarens (81009)
  6. Ambialet (81010)
  7. Andillac (81012)
  8. Andouque (81013)
  9. Arthès (81018)
  10. Assac (81019)
  11. Aussac (81020)
  12. Beauvais-sur-Tescou (81024)
  13. Bellegarde-Marsal (81026)
  14. Bernac (81029)
  15. Blaye-les-Mines (81033)
  16. Bournazel (81035)
  17. Brens (81038)
  18. Broze (81041)
  19. Les Cabannes (81045)
  20. Cadalen (81046)
  21. Cadix (81047)
  22. Cagnac-les-Mines (81048)
  23. Cahuzac-sur-Vère (81051)
  24. Cambon (81052)
  25. Campagnac (81056)
  26. Carlus (81059)
  27. Carmaux (81060)
  28. Castanet (81061)
  29. Castelnau-de-Lévis (81063)
  30. Castelnau-de-Montmiral (81064)
  31. Cestayrols (81067)
  32. Combefa (81068)
  33. Cordes-sur-Ciel (81069)
  34. Coufouleux (81070)
  35. Courris (81071)
  36. Crespin (81072)
  37. Crespinet (81073)
  38. Cunac (81074)
  39. Curvalle (81077)
  40. Dénat (81079)
  41. Donnazac (81080)
  42. Le Dourn (81082)
  43. Fauch (81088)
  44. Faussergues (81089)
  45. Fayssac (81087)
  46. Fénols (81090)
  47. Florentin (81093)
  48. Fraissines (81094)
  49. Frausseilles (81095)
  50. Le Fraysse (81096)
  51. Fréjairolles (81097)
  52. Gaillac (81099)
  53. Le Garric (81101)
  54. Grazac (81106)
  55. Itzac (81108)
  56. Jouqueviel (81110)
  57. Labarthe-Bleys (81111)
  58. Labastide-de-Lévis (81112)
  59. Labastide-Gabausse (81114)
  60. Labessière-Candeil (81117)
  61. Laboutarie (81119)
  62. Lacapelle-Pinet (81122)
  63. Lacapelle-Ségalar (81123)
  64. Lagrave (81131)
  65. Lamillarié (81133)
  66. Laparrouquial (81135)
  67. Larroque (81136)
  68. Lasgraisses (81138)
  69. Lédas-et-Penthiès (81141)
  70. Lescure-d'Albigeois (81144)
  71. Lisle-sur-Tarn (81145)
  72. Livers-Cazelles (81146)
  73. Lombers (81147)
  74. Loubers (81148)
  75. Loupiac (81149)
  76. Mailhoc (81152)
  77. Marnaves (81154)
  78. Marssac-sur-Tarn (81156)
  79. Massals (81161)
  80. Mézens (81164)
  81. Milhars (81165)
  82. Milhavet (81166)
  83. Miolles (81167)
  84. Mirandol-Bourgnounac (81168)
  85. Monestiés (81170)
  86. Montans (81171)
  87. Montauriol (81172)
  88. Montdurausse (81175)
  89. Montels (81176)
  90. Montgaillard (81178)
  91. Montirat (81180)
  92. Montrosier (81184)
  93. Montvalen (81185)
  94. Moularès (81186)
  95. Mouzieys-Panens (81191)
  96. Mouzieys-Teulet (81190)
  97. Noailles (81197)
  98. Orban (81198)
  99. Padiès (81199)
  100. Pampelonne (81201)
  101. Parisot (81202)
  102. Paulinet (81203)
  103. Penne (81206)
  104. Peyrole (81208)
  105. Poulan-Pouzols (81211)
  106. Puycelsi (81217)
  107. Puygouzon (81218)
  108. Rabastens (81220)
  109. Réalmont (81222)
  110. Le Riols (81224)
  111. Rivières (81225)
  112. Roquemaure (81228)
  113. Rosières (81230)
  114. Rouffiac (81232)
  115. Roussayrolles (81234)
  116. Saint-André (81240)
  117. Saint-Beauzile (81243)
  118. Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux (81244)
  119. Saint-Christophe (81245)
  120. Saint-Cirgue (81247)
  121. Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou (81246)
  122. Sainte-Croix (81326)
  123. Sainte-Gemme (81249)
  124. Saint-Grégoire (81253)
  125. Saint-Jean-de-Marcel (81254)
  126. Saint-Juéry (81257)
  127. Saint-Julien-Gaulène (81259)
  128. Saint-Marcel-Campes (81262)
  129. Saint-Martin-Laguépie (81263)
  130. Saint-Michel-de-Vax (81265)
  131. Saint-Michel-Labadié (81264)
  132. Saint-Urcisse (81272)
  133. Saliès (81274)
  134. Salles (81275)
  135. Salvagnac (81276)
  136. Saussenac (81277)
  137. La Sauzière-Saint-Jean (81279)
  138. Le Ségur (81280)
  139. Senouillac (81283)
  140. Le Sequestre (81284)
  141. Sérénac (81285)
  142. Sieurac (81287)
  143. Souel (81290)
  144. Taïx (81291)
  145. Tanus (81292)
  146. Tauriac (81293)
  147. Técou (81294)
  148. Teillet (81295)
  149. Terre-de-Bancalié (81233)
  150. Terssac (81297)
  151. Tonnac (81300)
  152. Tréban (81302)
  153. Trébas (81303)
  154. Trévien (81304)
  155. Valderiès (81306)
  156. Valence-d'Albigeois (81308)
  157. Vaour (81309)
  158. Le Verdier (81313)
  159. Vieux (81316)
  160. Villefranche-d'Albigeois (81317)
  161. Villeneuve-sur-Vère (81319)
  162. Vindrac-Alayrac (81320)
  163. Virac (81322)

History

The arrondissement of Albi was created in 1800.[3]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Albi were, as of January 2015:[4]

  1. Alban
  2. Albi-Centre
  3. Albi-Est
  4. Albi-Nord-Est
  5. Albi-Nord-Ouest
  6. Albi-Ouest
  7. Albi-Sud
  8. Cadalen
  9. Carmaux-Nord
  10. Carmaux-Sud
  11. Castelnau-de-Montmiral
  12. Cordes-sur-Ciel
  13. Gaillac
  14. Lisle-sur-Tarn
  15. Monestiés
  16. Pampelonne
  17. Rabastens
  18. Réalmont
  19. Salvagnac
  20. Valderiès
  21. Valence-d'Albigeois
  22. Vaour
  23. Villefranche-d'Albigeois

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement d’Albi (811). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/81his.html Historique du Tarn
  4. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 81 Tarn. December 2014. INSEE.

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