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Aussillon

Coordinates: 43°29′56″N 2°21′57″E / 43.4989°N 2.3658°E / 43.4989; 2.3658
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Aussillon
Coat of arms of Aussillon
Location of Aussillon
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Aussillon is located in France
Aussillon
Aussillon
Aussillon is located in Occitanie
Aussillon
Aussillon
Coordinates: 43°29′56″N 2°21′57″E / 43.4989°N 2.3658°E / 43.4989; 2.3658
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonMazamet-1
IntercommunalityCA Castres Mazamet
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Cabral[1]
Area
1
10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,706
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81021 /81200
Elevation198–805 m (650–2,641 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aussillon is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

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The Thoré forms the commune's northern border.

Château du Thoré

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The Château du Thoré is a large country house built in 1893–4 for Armand Puech, industrialist and inventor of a water filtration system. Surrounded by a very large park, the house is still inhabited today.

Population

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Its inhabitants are called Aussillonnais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,663—    
1975 8,383+3.33%
1982 8,178−0.35%
1990 7,673−0.79%
1999 6,865−1.23%
2007 6,674−0.35%
2012 6,167−1.57%
2017 5,892−0.91%
2020 5,795−0.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE