Albi

Albi is the capital of the Department of in in southwest France. It is 75 km northeast of .
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  • Type: Town with 49,700 residents
  • Description: French commune in Tarn, Occitania
  • Also known as: Albi, Occitania
  • Postal codes: 81000 and 81000

Places of Interest

Highlights include Musée Toulouse-Lautrec and Albi Cathedral.

Museum
The is an art museum in Albi, southern , dedicated mainly to the work of the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who was born in Albi.

Church
The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi, also known as , is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic style.

Railway station
Photo: Kéké81, Public domain.
Albi-Ville is a railway station in Albi, , which is the southernmost administrative region of France. The station is located on the Toulouse–Rodez railway line.

Albi

Latitude
43.9278° or 43° 55′ 40″ north
Longitude
2.1479° or 2° 8′ 52″ east
Population
49,700
Elevation
177 metres (581 feet)
IATA airport code
LBI
United Nations Location Code
FR BBI
Open location code
8FM4W4HX+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26692136
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3038261
Wiki­data ID
Q132801
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Albi” goes by many names.
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  • Chinese: 阿尔比
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  • Slovenian: Albi, Tarn
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  • Wu Chinese: 阿尔比
  • Yue Chinese: 阿爾比
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