Auge, Creuse

Auge
Commune
Auge
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Auge
Coordinates: 46°14′34″N 2°19′28″E / 46.2428°N 2.3244°E / 46.2428; 2.3244Coordinates: 46°14′34″N 2°19′28″E / 46.2428°N 2.3244°E / 46.2428; 2.3244
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Élisabeth Henry
Area1 9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 103
  Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23009 /23170
Elevation 372–453 m (1,220–1,486 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Auge is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A small farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Verneigette, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson near the junction of the D14 and the N145 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962178    
1968205+15.2%
1975149−27.3%
1982131−12.1%
1990124−5.3%
1999109−12.1%
2008105−3.7%
2015103−1.9%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

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