Albigeois
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View of Albi featuring the Sainte-Cécile cathedral and the Pont Vieux (old bridge).
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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, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Albigeois | |
| Government | ||
| • 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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arrondissement of Albi, canton of Albi-1, canton of Albi-2, canton of Albi-3, canton of Albi-4, Tarn, France 
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| Coordinates | 43°55′41″N 2°08′45″E / 43.9281°N 2.1458°E |
| Area | 44.26 km2 (476,400,000 sq ft) |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv)(v) |
| Reference | 1337 |
| Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
| Website | www |
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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.
Albi (French pronunciation: [albi]; Occitan: Albi [ˈalβi]) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the River Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called Albigensians (French: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), Occitan: albigés -esa(s)). It is the seat of the Archbishop of Albi. The episcopal city, around the Cathedral Sainte-Cécile, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2010.
Albi is the seat of 4 cantons, covering 16 communes, with a total population of 71,281.
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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