Poussanges

Poussanges
Commune
Poussanges
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Poussanges
Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 2°12′58″E / 45.8267°N 2.2161°E / 45.8267; 2.2161Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 2°12′58″E / 45.8267°N 2.2161°E / 45.8267; 2.2161
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Felletin
Intercommunality Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marc Bujon
Area1 23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 145
 • Density 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23158 /23500
Elevation 564–861 m (1,850–2,825 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the river Déjoune, some 11 miles (18 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D35 and the D93 roads. The commune is within the natural park of the ‘Millevaches’ (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962184—    
1968218+18.5%
1975207−5.0%
1982192−7.2%
1990196+2.1%
1999170−13.3%
2008145−14.7%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • The ruins of the château de Ribeyreix.

See also

References


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