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Tarn| River in southwest France, rising in the Cévennes Mountains and flowing 375 km/233 mi into the River Garonne near Moissac. It cuts picturesque gorges in the limestone plateaus (or Causses) of the Lozère and Aveyron départements. The chief towns on its banks are Albi and Montauban. |
Tarn| Département in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France; area 5,751 sq km/2,220 sq mi; population (1999 est) 343,400. The River Tarn and its tributary the Agout flow through it. Cereals, vines, and vegetables are produced, and livestock are raised. There are agro-food and plastics industries. The principal towns are Albi (the administrative centre) and Castres. |
| Tarn is formed from part of the former province of Languedoc. In the east and southeast are the high plateaux of the Sidobre, in the west there is a fertile plain, and in the rest of the département there are small, wooded uplands. |
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