Boissezon

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
Location of Boissezon
Boissezon
Boissezon
Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonMazamet-1
IntercommunalityCA Castres Mazamet
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacqueline Cabrol
Area
1
19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
386
  Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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."

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