Teyssode

Teyssode is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Teyssode
Commune
Teyssode and its surroundings
Coat of arms
Location of Teyssode
Teyssode
Teyssode
Coordinates: 43°39′02″N 1°56′08″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonPlaine de l'Agoût
IntercommunalityPays d'Agout
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Daniel Castagne
Area
1
22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
372
 • Density16/km2 (42/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.

Geography

Localisation

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

Map of Teyssode

Neighbouring communes

Toponymy

The name of Teyssode is of gallo-romance origin, from the word taxo meaning badger.[2]

History

Teyssode is located on a former Roman oppidum.

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

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Teyssode Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the Intercommunality of the Pays d'Agout



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