Boissezon | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Boissezon  | |
  Boissezon  Boissezon | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″E / 43.5761°N 2.3814°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 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 386 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (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 km2 (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]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Un arsenal de 7 tonnes découvert chez l'ancien président du musée pour la paix". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-23.