Giroussens

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Giroussens

|commune status = Commune

|image = Giroussens - Mairie - 2016-08-07.jpg

|caption = The town hall in Giroussens.

|image coat of arms = Blason Giroussens.svg

|arrondissement = Castres

|canton = Les Portes du Tarn

|INSEE = 81104

|postal code = 81500

|mayor = Gilles Turlan{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Gaillac-Graulhet

|coordinates = {{coord|43.7631|1.7769|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 175

|elevation min m = 95

|elevation max m = 272

|area km2 = 41.67

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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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.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.

Notable personalities

  • Lucie Bouniol (1896-1988), sculptor, painter, born at the castle of Belbèze.

Points of interest

See also

References

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Category:Communes of Tarn (department)

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