Puisseguin

Puisseguin

Chateau of Monbadon

Coat of arms
Puisseguin

Coordinates: 44°55′28″N 0°04′19″W / 44.9244°N 0.0719°W / 44.9244; -0.0719Coordinates: 44°55′28″N 0°04′19″W / 44.9244°N 0.0719°W / 44.9244; -0.0719
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Libourne
Canton Nord-Libournais
Intercommunality Grand Saint-Émilionnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Xavier Sublett
Area1 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 861
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 33342 / 33570
Elevation 38–108 m (125–354 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 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.

Puisseguin is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is around 15 km east of Libourne.

In October 2015, 43 people died in a crash between a bus and a lorry.[1]

Geography

Located in the Pays du Libournais.

Bordering municipalities

The neighboring towns are Lussac in the north, Tayac in the extreme north-east for about 250 meters, Saint-Cibard to the East, Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille at the South-East, Saint-Genès-de-Castillon at the South and Montagne in the west.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,209—    
19681,215+0.5%
19751,165−4.1%
19821,107−5.0%
19901,038−6.2%
1999924−11.0%
2008880−4.8%
2012861−2.2%

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34613637
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