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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Poussanges
Commune
Location of Poussanges
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Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 2°12′58″E / 45.8267°N 2.2161°E / 45.8267; 2.2161
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Bujon
Area23.35 km (9.02 sq mi)
Population150
 • Density6.4/km (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23158 /23500
Elevation564–861 m (1,850–2,825 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poussanges (French pronunciation: [pusɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Possanjas) 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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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