Puy-Malsignat

Puy-Malsignat
The church of Saint-Thomas de Cantorbéry, in Puy-Malsignat The church of Saint-Thomas de Cantorbéry, in Puy-Malsignat
Puy-Malsignat
Location within Limousin region Puy-Malsignat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Chénérailles
Intercommunality	Chénérailles
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henri Alhéritière
Area1	12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	165
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Puy-Malsignat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin 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.	±%
1962	232	—
1968	244	+5.2%
1975	215	−11.9%
1982	213	−0.9%
1990	194	−8.9%
1999	194	+0.0%
2008	165	−14.9%

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
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Puy-Malsignat on the Quid website (French)