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.
Boissezon | |
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Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″E / 43.5761°N 2.3814°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Castres |
Canton | Mazamet-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Castres Mazamet |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacqueline Cabrol[1] |
Area 1 | 19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 386 |
• Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
Personalities
edit- Pierre Bernard, football player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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