La Pouge

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La Pouge
La Pouge is located in France
La Pouge
La Pouge
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Location within Limousin region
La Pouge is located in Limousin
La Pouge
La Pouge
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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)
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
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

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