Aussillon

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Aussillon

(2020–2026) Fabrice Cabral^[1]Area

10.26 km² (3.96 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,706 • Density560/km² (1,400/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.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Aussillonnais in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,663	—
1975	8,383	+3.33%
1982	8,178	−0.35%
1990	7,673	−0.79%
1999	6,865	−1.23%
2007	6,674	−0.35%
2012	6,167	−1.57%
2017	5,892	−0.91%
2020	5,795	−0.55%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE