Boussens | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Boussens (Haute-Garonne).svg |
Arrondissement: | Muret |
Canton: | Cazères |
Insee: | 31084 |
Postal Code: | 31360 |
Mayor: | Christian Sans[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.1767°N 0.9736°W |
Elevation M: | 271 |
Elevation Min M: | 257 |
Elevation Max M: | 403 |
Area Km2: | 4.33 |
Boussens (in French pronounced as /busɛ̃s/; Occitan (post 1500);: Bossens) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
The commune is bordered by four other communes: Martres-Tolosane to the north, Le Fréchet to the northwest, Mancioux to the southwest, and finally by Roquefort-sur-Garonne across the river Garonne to the east.
The river Garonne flows through the commune, forming a border with Roquefort-sur-Garonne.
Bouseens is twinned with Boussens in Switzerland, and these two villages has similar name, and become a sister city in 1987.
Boussens station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.