What is Albi?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Albi |commune status = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image = (Albi) North views of the Ste Cécile Cathedral and the Old Bridge.jpg |caption = Albi featuring the Sainte-Cécile cathedral and the Pont Vieux (old bridge) over the river Tarn. |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Albi (Tarn).svg |arrondissement = Albi |canton = [[Canton of Albi-1|Albi-1]] <br> [[Canton of Albi-2|Albi-2]] <br> [[Canton of Albi-3|Albi-3]] <br> [[Canton of Albi-4|Albi-4]] |INSEE = 81004 |postal code = 81000 |mayor = Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil |term = 2014–2020 |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération de l'Albigeois|Albigeois]] |elevation m = 169 |coordinates = {{coord|43.9289|2.1464|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation min m = 130 |elevation max m = 308 |area km2 = 44.26 |population = 49024 |population date = 2016 |footnotes = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site |child = yes |Official_name = Episcopal City of Albi |ID = 1337 |Year = 2010 |Criteria = Cultural: iv, v |Area = 19.47 ha |Buffer_zone = 64.09 ha }} }} '''Albi''' ({{lang-oc|Albi}}) is a [[commune in France|commune]] in southern [[France]]. It is the [[prefecture]] of the [[Tarn]] [[Departments of France|department]], in the [[Occitanie]] region. It is on the side of the [[Tarn (river)|Tarn]] river, about {{Convert|85|km|mi|0|abbr=on }} to the northeast of [[Toulouse]]. It is the seat of the [[Archbishop]] of Albi. The [[cathedral]] and the part of the city around it (the ''Episcopal City'') was made a [[World Heritage Sites]] in 2010.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/643/ UNESCO World Heritage Centre – World Heritage Committee inscribes five new cultural sites on World Heritage List and approves two extensions to existing properties]. Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved on 28 May 2014.</ref> ==History== [[File:(Albi) Bell tower of the Ste Cécile C