Montredon-Labessonnié
Commune in Occitania, France
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Montredon-Labessonnie (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁədɔ̃ labɛsɔnje]; Occitan: La Bessoniá de Montredond) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Montredon-Labessonnié | |
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The church in Montredon-Labessonié | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Montredon-Labessonnié | |
  Montredon-Labessonnié  Montredon-Labessonnié | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′16″N 2°19′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Le Haut Dadou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Chamayou[1] |
Area 1 | 110.88 km2 (42.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,076 |
| • Density | 18.72/km2 (48.49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81182 /81360 |
| Elevation | 196–644 m (643–2,113 ft) (avg. 570 m or 1,870 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune has several shops, a planetarium, a cinema, a tourist information centre, a hotel, cafe-bars among other venues.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,327 | — |
| 1975 | 2,058 | −1.74% |
| 1982 | 2,167 | +0.74% |
| 1990 | 2,111 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 2,030 | −0.43% |
| 2007 | 2,058 | +0.17% |
| 2012 | 2,084 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 2,004 | −0.78% |
| 2023 | 2,076 | +0.59% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
