Tusson

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Tusson

|commune status = Commune

|image = TussonMairie.JPG

|caption = Town hall

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Tusson (Charente).svg

|arrondissement = Confolens

|canton = Charente-Nord

|INSEE = 16390

|postal code = 16140

|mayor = Éric Bouchet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Cœur de Charente

|coordinates = {{coord|45.935|0.0692|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 98

|elevation min m = 72

|elevation max m = 148

|area km2 = 13.97

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

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

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

}}

Tusson ({{IPA|fr|tysɔ̃}}) 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 populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-16390#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |441

|1975 |413

|1982 |389

|1990 |349

|1999 |317

|2009 |274

|2014 |222

|2020 |228

}}

See also

References

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Category:Communes of Charente

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