See also:

• TARN
• TARN (O. Eng. tame, Scand. tjarn, tjdrn, horn, &c.)

TARN (O. Eng. tame, Scand. tjarn, tjdrn, See also:

• HORN
• HORN (a common Teutonic word, cognate with Lat. cornu; cf. Gr. Kipas)
• HORN (Lat. cornu; corresponding terms being Fr. cor, trompe; Ger. Horn; Ital. corno)
• HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, COUNT (1664-1742)
• HORN, PHILIP DE MONTMORENCY, COUNT

horn, &c.)  , a name applied in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England (especially in the See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake See also:

• DISTRICT

District) and in See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland to small lakes or pools in mountainous districts, especially to such as have no visible affluent streams . The See also:

• TERM

term is sometimes used also of a See also:

• MARSH (O. F. mersc, for merisc, a place full of "meres" or pools; cf. Ger. Meer, sea, Lat. mare)
• MARSH, ADAM (ADAM DE MARISCO) (d. c. 1258)
• MARSH, GEORGE PERKINS (1801-1882)
• MARSH, HERBERT (1757–1839)
• MARSH, NARCISSUS (1638-1713)
• MARSH, OTHNIEL CHARLES (1831-1899)

marsh or See also:

• BOG (from Ir. and Gael. bogach, bog, soft)

bog . See also:

• TARN
• TARN (O. Eng. tame, Scand. tjarn, tjdrn, horn, &c.)

TARN-ET-See also:

• GARONNE (Lat. Garumna)

GARONNE, a See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-western See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, formed in 18o8 of districts formerly belonging to See also:

• GUIENNE

Guienne and See also:

• GASCONY (Wasconia)

Gascony (See also:

• QUERCY (Lat. pagus Caturcinus, Fr. Cahorsin)

Quercy, Lomagne, See also:

• ARMAGNAC

Armagnac, See also:

• ROUERGUE (Ruthenensis pages)

Rouergue, See also:

• AGENAIS

Agenais), with the addition of a small piece of See also:

• LANGUEDOC

Languedoc . From 1790 to 18o8 its territory was divided between the departments of See also:

• LOT
• LOT (Lat. Oltis)

Lot, Haute-Garonne, Tarn, See also:

• AVEYRON

Aveyron, See also:

• GERS

Gers and Lot-et-Garonne . It is bounded N. by Lot, E. by Aveyron, S. by Tarn and Haute-Garonne, and W. by Gers and Lot-et-Garonne . See also:

• AREA

Area, 1440 sq. m . Pop . (1906) 188,553 . The department is watered by three See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers, the Garonne, the Tarn, which joins the Garonne below See also:

• MOISSAC

Moissac, and the Aveyron, which flows into the Tarn between Moissac and See also:

• MONTAUBAN
• MONTAUBAN, ARTHUR DE (d. 1479)

Montauban, dividing it into three distinct regions of hills . Those to the south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of the Garonne are a continuation of the See also:

• PLATEAU (a French term, older platel, for a flat piece of wood, metal, &c., from plat, flat)
• PLATEAU, JOSEPH ANTOINE FERDINAND (1801-1883)

plateau of Lannemezan; ramifications of the See also:

• CEVENNES (Lat. Cebenna or Gebenna)

Cevennes extend between the Garonne and the Tarn, and between the Tarn and the Aveyron; the region to the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of the continuous valley formed by the courses of the three rivers belongs to the Central Plateau . The causse or See also:

• LIMESTONE

limestone plateau of Quercy occupies the north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east corner of the department and includes its highest point (1634 ft.) . The lowest point (164 ft.) is at the exit of the Garonne .

The See also:

• CLIMATE

climate is mild and agreeable; the mean See also:

• ANNUAL

annual temperature being about 56° F . See also:

• RAIN (O.E. regn; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Regen, Swed. and Dan. regn; it has been connected with Lat. rigare, to wet, Gr. 13pixeav)

Rain falls seldom, but heavily, especially in See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring, the annual rainfall being 28 or 30 ins . The wide alluvial valleys of the three large rivers are most productive . Cereals, especially See also:

• WHEAT
• WHEAT (Triticum)

wheat, See also:

• MAIZE, or INDIAN CORN

maize and oats, occupy more than two-thirds of the arable See also:

• LAND

land of the department . The vine429 is everywhere cultivated and large quantities of grapes are exported as table See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit . Potatoes are also grown . Plums and apricots are abundant . The breeding of horses, especially for See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry purposes, is actively carried on; and the rearing of horned See also:

• CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle, both for See also:

• DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

draught and for fattening, is also important . See also:

• SHEEP
• SHEEP (from the Anglo-Saxon sceap, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages; e.g. the German Schaf)

Sheep, pigs, poultry and, in a See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor degree, See also:

• SILK

silk-See also:

• WORMS

worms, are also See also:

• SOURCES

sources of profit . The manufacturing See also:

• INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry is represented by See also:

• FLOUR

flour-See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills, See also:

• METAL
• METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)

metal-foundries, tanneries, various kinds of silk-mills, and manufactories of See also:

• LINEN

linen, See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool and See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper . The See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal exports are fruit, See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine, flour, truffles from the Rouergue, poultry, See also:

• PHOSPHATES

phosphates and litho-graphic See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone . Imports include raw materials for textile See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries, See also:

• TIMBER

timber, See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron, See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood-pulp, See also:

• COAL

coal and agricultural produce .

The See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal of the Garonne traverses the department for 48 m. and the Garonne and the Tarn furnish 82 m. of navigable waterway . The department is served by the See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans and the See also:

• SOUTHERN

Southern See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways . The department forms the See also:

• DIOCESE (formed on Fr. diocese, in place of the Eng. form diocess—current until the 19th century—from Lat. dioecesis, med. Lat. variant diocesis, from Gr. Swucio•tc, " house-keeping," " administration," &miceas, " to keep house," " to govern ")

diocese of Montauban, and belongs to the See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction of the See also:

• TOULOUSE
• TOULOUSE, LOUIS ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON, COUNT OF (1678-1737)

Toulouse See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of See also:

• APPEAL

appeal, to the academie (educational See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division) of Toulouse, and to the district of the XVII. See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps d'armee (Toulouse) . It has 3 arrondissements (Montauban, Moissac and See also:

• CASTELSARRASIN

Castelsarrasin), 24 cantons and 195 communes . Montauban, Moissac and Castelsarrasin are the principal places . Other towns of See also:

• INTEREST

interest are St Antonin, which has tanneries and manufactures of rough fabrics and is archaeologically important for its See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of a massive hotel de ville of the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, the See also:

• OLDEST

oldest in France; Bruniquel, which is splendidly situated over-looking the valleys of the Aveyron and the See also:

• VERE
• VERE, SIR FRANCIS (1560-1609)

Vere, arid is dominated by a See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle with a See also:

• DONJON (from a Late Lat. accusative form domnionem, connected with domnus or dominus, a lord)

donjon of the 11th century; Beaumontde-Lomagne, a curious See also:

• BASTIDE (Provencal bastida, building)

bastide of the 13th century with a fortified See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of the 14th century; Montpezat-de-Quercy, which has a church of the same See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period, containing many See also:

• PRECIOUS (O. Fr. precios, mod. precieux, Lat. pretiosus, of high value or price, pretium)

precious antiquities; Varen, an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• TOWN

town of narrow streets and old houses with a remarkable Romanesque church and the ruins of a castle of the 14th and 15th centuries; and Ginals, where remains of the Cistercian See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

abbey of See also:

• BEAULIEU

Beaulieu, founded in 1141, are still to be seen .