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Teyssode

Coordinates: 43°39′02″N 1°56′08″E / 43.6506°N 1.9356°E / 43.6506; 1.9356
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Teyssode
Teyssode and its surroundings
Teyssode and its surroundings
Coat of arms of Teyssode
Location of Teyssode
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Teyssode is located in France
Teyssode
Teyssode
Teyssode is located in Occitanie
Teyssode
Teyssode
Coordinates: 43°39′02″N 1°56′08″E / 43.6506°N 1.9356°E / 43.6506; 1.9356
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonPlaine de l'Agoût
IntercommunalityLautrécois-Pays d'Agout
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Moulet[1]
Area
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22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
381
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81299 /81220
Elevation127–327 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.

Teyssode (French pronunciation: [tɛsɔd]; Languedocien: Teissòde) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography

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Localisation

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Teyssode is located south-east of Lavaur, the main town nearby.

Map of Teyssode

Neighbouring communes

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Toponymy

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The name of Teyssode is of gallo-romance origin, from the word taxo meaning badger.[3]

History

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Teyssode is located on a former Roman oppidum.

In 1824, Teyssode absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Germier.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Teyssode Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the Intercommunality of the Pays d'Agout
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