Tusson

Tusson
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Tusson
Tusson Tusson
Coordinates: 45°56′06″N 0°04′09″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Nord
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aigre
Government
• Mayor (2015–date)	Daniel Lhérideau
Area 1	13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	234
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

It is the site of four large Neolithic tumuli, known as the Gros Dognon, the Petit Dognon, the Vieux Breuil and La Justice. Marguerite de Navarre spent time in the priory in the village, built by Robert d'Abrissel in the 12th century as an offshoot of the Abbey of Fontevraud. The village grew up subsequently around the religious establishment.

Until the 1960s it used to be a centre for the trading of horses and donkeys. Nowadays it is known for its artists and craftspeople, as well as its well-preserved historical buildings, many renovated with the participation of the Club Marpen, a local heritage group.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,020	—
1800	1,014	−0.6%
1806	1,041	+2.7%
1821	1,059	+1.7%
1831	1,094	+3.3%
1841	1,035	−5.4%
1846	1,084	+4.7%
1851	1,035	−4.5%
1856	965	−6.8%
1861	914	−5.3%
1866	865	−5.4%
1872	832	−3.8%
1876	820	−1.4%
1881	778	−5.1%
1886	712	−8.5%
1891	621	−12.8%
1896	551	−11.3%
1901	558	+1.3%
1906	540	−3.2%
1911	529	−2.0%
1921	529	+0.0%
1926	532	+0.6%
1931	509	−4.3%
1936	518	+1.8%
1946	527	+1.7%
1954	546	+3.6%
1962	494	−9.5%
1968	441	−10.7%
1975	413	−6.3%
1982	389	−5.8%
1990	349	−10.3%
1999	317	−9.2%
2008	293	−7.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE