Albi | |
Albi featuring the Sainte-Cécile cathedral and the Pont Vieux (old bridge) over the river Tarn. | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Albi |
Canton | Albi-1 Albi-2 Albi-3 Albi-4 |
Intercommunality | Albigeois |
Mayor | Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil (2014–2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 130–308 m (427–1,010 ft) (avg. 169 m/554 ft) |
Land area1 | 44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi) |
Population2 | 49,024 (2016) |
- Density | 1,108/km2 (2,870/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81004/ 81000 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Albi (Occitan: Albi) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, in the Occitanie region. It is on the side of the Tarn river, about 85 km (53 mi) to the northeast of Toulouse.
It is the seat of the Archbishop of Albi. The cathedral and the part of the city around it (the Episcopal City) was made a World Heritage Sites in 2010.
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