Albi
Prefecture and commune in Occitania, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the comune in Italy, see Albi, Calabria. For other uses, see Albi (disambiguation).
Albi (French pronunciation: [albi] ⓘ; Occitan: Albi [ˈalβi])[3] 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.
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Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 43°55′44″N 2°08′47″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Albi |
Canton | Albi-1, Albi-2, Albi-3, Albi-4 |
Intercommunality | CA Albigeois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil[1] |
Area 1 | 44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 49,714 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81004 /81000 |
Elevation | 130–308 m (427–1,010 ft) (avg. 169 m or 554 ft) |
Official name | Episcopal City of Albi |
Criteria | Cultural: iv, v |
Reference | 1337 |
Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
Area | 19.47 ha |
Buffer zone | 64.09 ha |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The episcopal city, around the Cathedral Sainte-Cécile, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2010 for its unique architecture.[4] The site includes the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, dedicated to the artist who was born in Albi.