La Pouge
| La Pouge | |
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  La Pouge | |
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Location within Limousin region  La Pouge | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′54″N 1°56′45″E / 45.9817°N 1.9458°ECoordinates: 45°58′54″N 1°56′45″E / 45.9817°N 1.9458°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Pontarion |
| Intercommunality | Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Bussière |
| Area1 | 7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 79 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23157 / 23250 |
| Elevation |
454–618 m (1,490–2,028 ft) (avg. 597 m or 1,959 ft) |
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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. | |
La Pouge is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A small village of farming and forestry situated some 16 miles (26 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D941 and the D45 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 96 | — |
| 1968 | 119 | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 111 | −6.7% |
| 1982 | 110 | −0.9% |
| 1990 | 87 | −20.9% |
| 1999 | 78 | −10.3% |
| 2008 | 79 | +1.3% |
Sights
- The church dating from the thirteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Pouge. |
- La Pouge on the Quid website (French)
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