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Tesson

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Tesson () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

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Place details

Locality
Tesson
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
872

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Key facts

French commune.name
Tesson
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Tesson.jpg
French commune.caption
The church and surroundings in Tesson
French commune.arrondissement
Saintes
French commune.canton
Thénac
French commune.INSEE
17441
French commune.postal code
17460
French commune.mayor
Laurent Morichon
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Gémozac et Saintonge Viticole
French commune.elevation min m
34
French commune.elevation max m
58
French commune.area km2
12.13

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Tesson
Country
France
Population
1148
Area
12.13
Elevation
44
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Villars-en-Pons
Official website
www.mairie-tesson.fr
Image
Tesson.jpg
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Commons category
Tesson
postal code
17460
associated electoral district
canton of Thénac
male population
527
female population
548
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-46-91-60-24
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Population
  • Personalities
  • Sights
  • The St. Grégoire (Saint Gregory) church
  • The stepped cross or calvary cross ("Croix Hosannière")
  • The covered market (Les Halles)
  • The former hospice
  • The “Souci” of Chadennes
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Tesson () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

==Toponymy==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tesson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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