Tusson

Tusson

Town hall

Coat of arms
Tusson

Coordinates: 45°56′06″N 0°04′09″E / 45.935°N 0.0692°E / 45.935; 0.0692Coordinates: 45°56′06″N 0°04′09″E / 45.935°N 0.0692°E / 45.935; 0.0692
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Aigre
Intercommunality Pays d'Aigre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Vinzent
Area1 13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 293
  Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 16390 / 16140
Elevation 72–148 m (236–486 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tusson is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

It used to be a centre for the trading of donkeys. Marguerite of Angoulême built an abbey in the village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,020    
18001,014−0.6%
18061,041+2.7%
18211,059+1.7%
18311,094+3.3%
18411,035−5.4%
18461,084+4.7%
18511,035−4.5%
1856965−6.8%
1861914−5.3%
1866865−5.4%
1872832−3.8%
1876820−1.4%
1881778−5.1%
1886712−8.5%
1891621−12.8%
1896551−11.3%
1901558+1.3%
1906540−3.2%
1911529−2.0%
1921529+0.0%
1926532+0.6%
1931509−4.3%
1936518+1.8%
1946527+1.7%
1954546+3.6%
1962494−9.5%
1968441−10.7%
1975413−6.3%
1982389−5.8%
1990349−10.3%
1999317−9.2%
2008293−7.6%

See also

References

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