Albi | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Occitanie | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| No. of communes | 163 |
| Prefecture | Albi |
Area | 2,731.7 km2 (1,054.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 197,448 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 811 |
Thearrondissement of Albi is anarrondissement of France in theTarndepartment in theOccitanieregion. ItsINSEE code is 811 and itscapital city isAlbi. It has 163 communes.[2] Its population is 195,484 (2021), and its area is 2,731.7 km2 (1,054.7 sq mi).[3] It is the northernmost of thearrondissements of the department.
The main cities, with more than 5,000 inhabitants in 2012, in the arrondissement areAlbi (49,231 inhabitants),Gaillac (13,820 inhabitants),Carmaux (9,774 inhabitants),Saint-Juéry (6,715 inhabitants) andRabastens (5,187 inhabitants).[4]
Thearrondissement of Albi is bordered to the north by theTarn-et-Garonne (Occitanie) department, to the west by theAveyron (Occitanie) department, to the south by thearrondissement of Castres and to the south by theHaute-Garonne (Occitanie) department.
The communes of the arrondissement of Albi, and theirINSEE codes, are:[2]
The arrondissement of Albi was created in 1800.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of thecantons 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]
