Aussillon

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

Aussillon
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Aussillon
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Coordinates: 43°29′56″N 2°21′57″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Mazamet-1
Intercommunality	CA Castres Mazamet
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabrice Cabral[1]
Area 1	10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,617
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81021 /81200
Elevation	198–805 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.

Geography

The Thoré forms the commune's northern border.

Château du Thoré

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

Its inhabitants are called Aussillonnais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Tarn department