Albi, France
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View of Albi featuring the Sainte-Cécile cathedral and the Pont Vieux (old bridge).
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°55′44″N 2°08′47″E / 43.9289°N 2.1464°ECoordinates: 43°55′44″N 2°08′47″E / 43.9289°N 2.1464°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Tarn | |
| Arrondissement | Albi | |
| Canton | Albi-1, Albi-2, Albi-3, Albi-4 | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Albigeois | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil | |
| Area1 | 44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 49,531 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81004 /81000 | |
| Elevation | 130–308 m (427–1,010 ft) (avg. 169 m or 554 ft) |
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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. |
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| Episcopal City of Albi | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
| Location | France |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | (iv)(v) |
| Reference | 1337 |
| UNESCO region | Europe |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Albi (French pronunciation: [albi]; Occitan: Albi [ˈalβi]) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department. It is located on the River Tarn, c. 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called Albigensians (French: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), Occitan: albigés -esa(s)). It was the seat of the Archbishop of Albi and is the seat of the Diocese of Albi. The episcopal city, situated in the center of the actual city, around the cathedral Sainte-Cécile, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2010.
Albi is the seat of 6 cantons, covering 18 communes, with a total population of 67,729.
The first human settlement in Albi was in the Bronze Age (3000-600 BC). After the Roman conquest of Gaul in 51 BC, the town became Civitas Albigensium, the territory of the Albigeois, Albiga. Archaeological digs have not revealed any traces of Roman buildings, which seems to indicate that Albi was a modest Roman settlement.
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