Tusson | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
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[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Cœur de Charente |
Coordinates: | 45.935°N 0.0692°W |
Elevation M: | 98 |
Elevation Min M: | 72 |
Elevation Max M: | 148 |
Area Km2: | 13.97 |
Tusson (in French pronounced as /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.