By Barry Swackhamer, September 23, 2012
	1. Les berges du Tarn Marker

[English]
The Tarn Riverbanks
The Left Bank of the Tarn has been densely inhabited since the High Middle Ages. It is called the “Combe” (valleys) district.

Topographically speaking, the name invokes the “gutter” shape that tapers down to the Tarn. Life in the Combes area was defined by inhabitants’ relationship with the river, which supplied much of their livelihood.

A product of urban growth, the Old Bridge (pont-Vieux), built in the 11th century to ease the flow of traffic and facilitate trade, led to the development

	By Barry Swackhamer, September 23, 2012
	2. Les berges du Tarn Marker

of the “du-Bout-du-Pont” suburb (“End-of-Bridge”) on the Right Bank, today the Madeleine neighborhood. The street Engueysse, which bears the surname of the Engueysse family, was until the end of the 18th century a vital thoroughfare for goods moving from Vielh Port and the Old Bridge towards the city and Place de la Pile. [Spanish translation not transcribed.]
 
Erected by Ville d’Albi.
 
Location. 43° 55.78′ N, 2° 8.638′ E. Marker is in Albi, Midi-Pyrénées, in Tarn. Marker is at the intersection of Rue d'Engueysse and Quai Choisel on Rue d'Engueysse. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albi, Midi-Pyrénées 81000, France.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hôtel de Fenasse (about 90 meters away, in a direct line); Le palais de la Berbie (about 90 meters away); Le pont Vieux (about 120 meters away); La Temporalité (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named Le palais de la Berbie (about 120 meters away); Les jardins de la Berbie (about 120 meters away); Le bourg Saint-Salvi (about 180 meters away); Le Castelnau (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Click for a list of all markers in Albi.