Région	Midi-Pyrénées
Département	Tarn
Population (1999)	49 106 inhabitants
Area	44.26 km²
Arrondissement	23 cantons 170 communes 164 990 inhabitants
Cantons	capital of 6 cantons (18 communes, 67 728 habitants)

Albi (population 50,000) is a city and commune in southern France. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Tarn département, and is located on the Tarn River.

Contents

1 History 2 Sights 3 Miscellaneous 4 External link

History

The city was founded by the Roman Empire, and was then known as Albiga. The Albigensians, 12th and 13th century heretics, got their name from this city.

Sights

Among the monuments of the town are the Sainte Cécile basilica, world largest brick construction, and the Old Bridge (Pont Vieux) still in use today after a millennium of existence.

Miscellaneous

Painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born in Albi.

External link

• Official Website (http://www.mairie-albi.fr/eng/index.html)

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Albi is also a municipality in the comarca (county) of Garrigues, in Catalonia.

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