Caussade

Caussade is a commune in the district of Montauban, located in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in the south of France.

Caussade
The tower of Arlet, in Caussade
Location of Caussade
Caussade
Caussade
Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 1°32′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn-et-Garonne
ArrondissementMontauban
CantonAveyron-Lère
IntercommunalityQuercy caussadais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gérard Hebrard
Area
1
45.73 km2 (17.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
6,804
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
82037 /82300
Elevation95–208 m (312–682 ft)
(avg. 109 m or 358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caussade, an ancient city of the white Quercy or lower Quercy, it is located in the hills of Quercy and nicknamed "hat city" due to milliner production in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The straw hat, the famous boater was made in Caussade.

The inhabitants are called the Caussadais and Caussadaises.

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