Teyssode (French pronunciation: [tɛsɔd]; Languedocien: Teissòde) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Teyssode | |
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 Teyssode and its surroundings | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Teyssode  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°39′02″N 1°56′08″E / 43.6506°N 1.9356°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Plaine de l'Agoût |
| Intercommunality | Lautrécois-Pays d'Agout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Moulet[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 381 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81299 /81220 |
| Elevation | 127–327 m (417–1,073 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLocalisation
editTeyssode is located south-east of Lavaur, the main town nearby.
Neighbouring communes
editToponymy
editThe name of Teyssode is of gallo-romance origin, from the word taxo meaning badger.[3]
History
editTeyssode is located on a former Roman oppidum.
In 1824, Teyssode absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Germier.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Teyssode Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the Intercommunality of the Pays d'Agout
External links
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