Giroussens

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Giroussens
Commune
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The town hall in Giroussens.
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Location of Giroussens
Giroussens
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Giroussens
Coordinates: 43°45′47″N1°46′37″E / 43.7631°N 1.7769°E / 43.7631; 1.7769 Coordinates: 43°45′47″N1°46′37″E / 43.7631°N 1.7769°E / 43.7631; 1.7769
Country France
Region Occitania
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Les Portes du Tarn
Intercommunality CA Gaillac-Graulhet
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Turlan [1]
Area
1
41.67 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019) [2]
1,506
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81104 /81500
Elevation95–272 m (312–892 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Giroussens is a commune in the department of Tarn in southern France. It is particularly famous for its market of European pottery that attracts many tourists in the spring.

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Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.

Notable personalities

Points of interest

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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