Boissezon
Commune in Occitania, France
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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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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Boissezon | |
  Boissezon  Boissezon | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″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 (2023)[2] | 398 |
| • Density | 20.9/km2 (54.3/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." It is home to Le Militarial, a museum-memorial for peace established in 1996 an old fort dating from the 11th century.[3]
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 398 | +0.04% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
- Pierre Bernard, football player
