Boissezon

Summary

Boissezon (French pronunciation: [bwasəzɔ̃]; Occitan: Boisseson) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Its inhabitants are known in French as Boissezonnais or as Boissesonols.

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Coat of arms of Boissezon
Location of Boissezon
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Boissezon is located in Occitanie
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Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″E / 43.5761°N 2.3814°E / 43.5761; 2.3814
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonMazamet-1
IntercommunalityCA Castres Mazamet
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacqueline Cabrol[1]
Area
1
19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
386
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81034 /81490
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village was originally known as Buxodunum, meaning "land of the buxus."

Demography edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 633—    
1975 572−1.44%
1982 509−1.65%
1990 398−3.03%
1999 390−0.23%
2007 384−0.19%
2012 403+0.97%
2017 397−0.30%
Source: INSEE[3]

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE