Boissezon

Boissezon
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Boissezon
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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 km^2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	386
• Density	20/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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

Historical population

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%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

• Pierre Bernard, football player

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Un arsenal de 7 tonnes découvert chez l'ancien président du musée pour la paix". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE