La Pouge
La Pouge | |
|---|---|
Location of La Pouge | |
  La Pouge Location within France  La Pouge Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′54″N 1°56′45″E / 45.9817°N 1.9458°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Serge Godet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 96 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23157 /23250 |
| Elevation | 454–618 m (1,490–2,028 ft) (avg. 597 m or 1,959 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Pouge (French pronunciation: [la puʒ]; Occitan: La Poja) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 119 | — |
| 1975 | 111 | −0.99% |
| 1982 | 110 | −0.13% |
| 1990 | 87 | −2.89% |
| 1999 | 78 | −1.21% |
| 2007 | 74 | −0.66% |
| 2012 | 83 | +2.32% |
| 2017 | 90 | +1.63% |
| 2023 | 96 | +1.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church dating from the thirteenth century.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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