Tarn-et-Garonne: Montauban and Moissac Abbey
Tarn-et-Garonne is one of the smaller French departments, created by Napoleon in 1808 from parts of neighbouring departments. Montauban, the prefecture, is a handsome brick-built city on the Tarn river, known as the birthplace of the painter Ingres. The city's Place Nationale, a double-arcaded square, is one of the oldest in southern France.
The department's economy is heavily agricultural: fruit orchards (particularly Chasselas grapes from Moissac, which have AOC status), melons, garlic, and cereals. Moissac's abbey cloister, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, contains some of the finest Romanesque sculpture in Europe. The population sits around 265,000. The Tarn and Garonne rivers converge near the department's western edge.
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Tarn-et-Garonne is one of the smaller French departments, created by Napoleon in 1808 from parts of neighbouring departments. Montauban, the prefecture, is a handsome brick-built city on the Tarn river, known as the birthplace of the painter Ingres. The city's Place Nationale, a double-arcaded square, is one of the oldest in southern France.
The department's economy is heavily agricultural: fruit orchards (particularly Chasselas grapes from Moissac, which have AOC status), melons, garlic, and cereals. Moissac's abbey cloister, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, contains some of the finest Romanesque sculpture in Europe. The population sits around 265,000. The Tarn and Garonne rivers converge near the department's western edge.
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