Teyssode

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Teyssode

(2020–2026) Francis Moulet^[1]Area

22.88 km² (8.83 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

381 • Density17/km² (43/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.

Teyssode (French pronunciation: [tɛsɔd]; Languedocien: Teissòde) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

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

Neighbouring communes

Toponymy

The name of Teyssode is of gallo-romance origin, from the word taxo meaning badger.^[3]

History

Teyssode is located on a former Roman oppidum.

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Teyssode Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the Intercommunality of the Pays d'Agout