Boissezon

Boissezon

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Boissezon

Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″E / 43.5761°N 2.3814°E / 43.5761; 2.3814Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″E / 43.5761°N 2.3814°E / 43.5761; 2.3814
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Mazamet-Nord-Est
Area1 19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 393
  Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Boissezon is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Its inhabitants are known in French as Boissezonnais or as Boissesonols.

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

Demography

Historical population of Boissezon
(Source: INSEE[1])
Year196219681975198219901999
Population559633572509398390
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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