Boissezon
Boissezon | |
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Location of 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 |
Area 1 | 19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 392 |
| • Density | 21/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. | |
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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.