Poussanges

Poussanges
Poussanges
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Poussanges
Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 2°12′58″E / 45.8267°N 2.2161°ECoordinates: 45°49′36″N 2°12′58″E / 45.8267°N 2.2161°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	Sources de la Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marc Bujon
Area^1	23.35 km^2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	145
• Density	6.2/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	184	—
1968	218	+18.5%
1975	207	−5.0%
1982	192	−7.2%
1990	196	+2.1%
1999	170	−13.3%
2008	145	−14.7%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Poussanges on the Quid website (French)