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Aussillon
Coat of arms of Aussillon
Location of Aussillon
Map
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonMazamet-Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bernard Escudier
Area
1
10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
6,148
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81021 /81200
Elevation198–805 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.

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

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.

See also

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