Puy-Malsignat

Puy-Malsignat
Commune
The church of Saint-Thomas de Cantorbéry, in Puy-Malsignat
Coat of arms
Location of Puy-Malsignat
Puy-Malsignat Location within France Puy-Malsignat Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°02′20″N 2°13′09″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Gouzon
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Félix Berger
Area 1	12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	140
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23159 /23130
Elevation	496–616 m (1,627–2,021 ft) (avg. 615 m or 2,018 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puy-Malsignat (French pronunciation: [pɥi malsiɲa]; Occitan: Pueg Malsinhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and a few hamlets some 7 miles (11 km) north of Aubusson, between the D9 and the D990 roads.

The Voueize forms part of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	244	—
1975	215	−1.79%
1982	213	−0.13%
1990	194	−1.16%
1999	194	+0.00%
2007	168	−1.78%
2012	170	+0.24%
2017	159	−1.33%
2023	140	−2.10%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The ruins of an eleventh-century castle.
• The château de Margeleix, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The chapel at Vallensanges

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department