Teyssode | |
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Teyssode and its surroundings | |
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. |
Teyssode (French pronunciation: [tɛsɔd]; Languedocien: Teissòde) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Teyssode is located south-east of Lavaur, the main town nearby.
The name of Teyssode is of gallo-romance origin, from the word taxo meaning badger. [3]
Teyssode is located on a former Roman oppidum.
In 1824, Teyssode absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Germier.