TAR 



TAR 



as do its Affluent*, the Viau (which receives the Vebre\ 



,i(iii 'whii ' and thr Bcrlou), the 



' 



':\ga*, and the Adou. None of the tributaries of the 



Tarn or their affluents arc though some of them 



:Me lenpt! abo\c 1J"I 



. (lie Viai; './out 75. and Ihc Adou 43; the 



others are smaller. 



There are in the, department five I! or go- 



vernment roiuls. which hud, January 1, 1837 

 length of 207 Hi 'ncli llli miles were 



pair, 85 miles out ol' ' (i mi'e- unfinished. None 



Ot'the.se roads are of tile tir-1 da : the principal are those 

 which lead from Alhy south-w '.liar. I.i-' 



' 

 .a ruadfroi:- 



and north-ca-t by Carmeaux to Rode*, in the department 



of .\\c\Ton. 1! e|i from the . \lliy :uul Toulouse 



road at Gaillac, and lead, one west to Montaubanand Bor- 

 deau\. "lie. north by Cahusac and Coidcs to Aurillac. in 

 the department of (,'antal. Another road load- 



\ I.avaur to Toulouse. The depaitmental roads had 

 at the same time an nppivpate leiipth ol' -)s5 ,,n 

 whieli 2iM5 were in repair and lSi)out ol' repair. The \ieinal 

 roads had an estimated aggregate length of 7300 miles in 

 round numbers. 



The area of the department is equal to rather more than 

 1,400,000 acres ; considerably more than one-half of Ibis is 

 under the plough. The soil, except in the mountainous 

 U generally fertile ; hut agriculture is in a very 

 backward state ; manures e ted. and tin- system of 



rotation is very faulty. The-e drticit-m-ic- are ehiefh ob- 

 servable in the arrondi&sements of Albv and Gaillac. which 

 comprehend the beautiful N alley of tiie Tarn : in (lie ar- 

 rondisv-ement- of ( ';t-trr- and l.a\aur, in the south of 

 the department, inij- ha\e been more readily 



adopted. The produce in grain, comprehending wheat, 

 barlev. oats, rye, maize, and buckwheat, is sufficient to 

 supply the consumption of the department and to leave a 

 little for exportation. Pulse, flax, hemp, wo 

 coriander, and satl'ion arc also raised; (lie growth of woad 

 is of lonp establishment and considerable importune- 

 meadow and gra.->s lands may be estimated at about 100,000 

 and the heaths, commons, and other open pastures 

 -. The valleys and the slope* of the hills 

 afford good pasturage, and the breeding of cattle is one of 

 lineipal -ourees of the wealth of the department. 

 and pi:r< are numerous, and the veal is in high 

 repute. The breed of hor.-cs is imprininp. The \iu. 



v nearly SO.(KX) acres: the cultivation of the vine is 



-kilfully and carefully managed. The red wines of 



f'uiiac, Cai>ai:uet, St. .lurry, St. Amar.ms, and Gaillac are 



of the first class; those of Meilhart, I.a Koque, Florentin. 



[.a Gra\e, Tecon, and Kabastcns are of the second das- : 



Gaillac produces some white wines. Tlie a\ crape produce 



of the vintape is e-timated at above 430.000 hectolitres, 



1 at 5,5(KUHH> francs. The orchard.-- and gardens 



occupy about 6000 acres. The olive is not cultivated to 



any extent. 



Tlie woodlands occupy 200,000 acres ; the oak, the 

 the maple, the chestnut, the walnut, the 

 mulberry, and the wild cherry-tree are common. 



are numero'.i-, but the breeding of the .silkworm is 



nut carried on to the extent of which it is capable. The wild 



boar, the roebuck, the wolf, the fox, the biulger, the pole- 



"id the hedgehog are found; and smaJl game is 



tolerably ahum! 



Tlie department is divided into four arrondiasemenU, as 

 follows : 



N 



V H . 



C<*tre{ n<l K. 

 Outline N \V. 

 Lavaiir 8.W. 



A run In 



r1>iilatinn. 



I- 



' 84 

 131,184 



'.Hi N 



93 1 1 



490 



:i\-> 



rvj.ip 



7J.IXU 



57 



B 



5 



-W 346,014 327 85 



In the ammduiwmient of Alby are Alby.or Albi on the 

 Tarn ; population, in 1H31, 0049 for the town, or 1 1.(i(i5 for 



| the whole commune: in 1S30, 11.R01 for the commune 



''mont 



on the Adou, and Vi' 

 that ri 



or it- tn' 



as Caatelnau-de-Bonnafoux. i- built o 

 the north bank ol' the Tarn, just be!' 



1 bj an old castle. l.c-iirc was a-" 

 .. li'ttle above Alby. Ri'alinont 1. 

 chnri-h, and i> a -.ell-built town : tlm 



linen maiiutV.ctoiie-. and a blear 1 . 



and worsteil ho- 

 the to-^ ii. 



Valciic laid out with in a 



well-wooded di.strict, from whici c cmantily 



of timber is .-eat to Alby, G.iillac. and Hoi- town 



has five la- . hielly for cattle. 1. 



are made at Carincaux: and co:iM<!erab!e trail 

 on at Monestii's in linen, thread, and cattle. 

 has thirteen liiirs, Sail. IVilleneine ib- 



i\e-sur-Vi: I'nmpellone, i 



. isMinouiided by tin- 



lias two pates. There are two principal Si 

 large places or s(marc~. ('o:i-idei;di - -ie iii 



'oths, which are manufactured; and t!,< 

 yearly 



In the arronit, n-s, on the 



Apout, )iopnlation, iii IR'il. 1 i()32 for the town, or HU18 

 whole commune : in !*.!(>. 17.(!O2 for the whole 

 commune [CASTKKS] ; Brassac, Fort-de-Kcrrici 

 courbe. Burlats, and Vii-lmcur. all on the Apout : A 



Hautpoul, Mazamel pop. :t!)fj for t; 

 the whole commune;, and La 1! 

 tributaries ; I.a ( 'aune (pop. l(i.">0 for the ! 

 the whole commune:, on t 1 the Gijoii : 



Mondrapon, on the Adou; I.a 



twccn the Adou and the Apout : and Doiirpne and s 

 (pop. 1574 for the town, or 2S17 for the whole commune , 

 in the southern corner of the department. Hia- 

 irnishcd as Brassac-de-Be! the centi. 



siderable manufacture of dimity and 



caiiied on in the village of Hi ' h U 



included in the commune of the town . and other \: 

 around. Fort de Feoiirea lakes n~ Mime from an a 

 nee u-i d a- a slate prixm, now a.s a inamifacti 

 cotton goods. Hoijneeonibe, situated in a fertile i! 

 has a 1'iote-laiit church, and is the x at of a eou>i,; ; 

 manufacture of woollen stoekinps ; it has 

 Vielmeur, or Viclmur. has a manufacture of CO 



and of knitted sloekinp.- ; it has five f;iir-. mri 

 manufactures of woollen and cotton yarn, and woollen and 

 cotton goods. Hautpoul has an antient castle, formerly 

 the capital of the barony of Hiuitpouloi.- : it was -tornied, 

 A.D. 121 VI. by Simon de Mont fort. Mazamet i- a 

 town ; it has a number of manufactories for woollen 

 ol'\a:i -ome dve-housi ,d paper-- 



it has four fairs for cattle, wool, and manufaetured goods. 

 'ankets, and oilier woollens are mam 

 . ili-tinpui-' BrugiJre-Dulac : hosiery and 



dimity at I.a ('mine : and calicoes, dimitie-. and oth, 

 ton poods, and tlannel at Yabres, di.-tiripui>hed 



- ha> a I'ro'e-tant chnreh : four fairs 



Id in the year. Mondrapon, now of little importance, 

 was formerly of considerable note : it has six yearly 

 a number of pi ; In re. I.autrcc i- on a small 



eminence, and oat the ruin- of au antient castle : it lia-steii 



fairs. The neighbourhood Jirm 1 wine and 



melons. Lautrec. was formerly a via a> held 



in the time of Francois I., by Odon de 1 : 'l of 



considerable distinction in tile Iliilm Unp. 



Dourpne has some mumifa. three 



lairs, and iu the environ- some 

 white and pray marble. Son^e h- 

 ilietine abbey, wl 



but without fortune, recei\ed : 



has now a < \\iz\\ chi f the nio.-t im- 



' in the south o: -m yarn, woollen and 



cotton ho-icry. and leathe- : and there are two 



'.Soir/.c was loititied by the Hn-nenols in tlie 



reliiridn- wars of the sixteenth century, but the ramparts 



