Poussanges

Poussanges
Location of Poussanges
Poussanges is located in France
Poussanges
Poussanges
Location within France
Poussanges is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Poussanges
Poussanges
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 2°12′58″E / 45.8267°N 2.2161°E / 45.8267; 2.2161
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Bujon
Area
1
23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Highest elevation
861 m (2,825 ft)
Lowest elevation
564 m (1,850 ft)
Population
 (2023)
148
 • Density6.34/km2 (16.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23158 /23500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poussanges (French pronunciation: [pusɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Possanjas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the river Déjoune, some 11 miles (18 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D35 and the D93 roads. The commune is within the natural park of the ‘Millevaches’ (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 218—    
1975 207−0.74%
1982 192−1.07%
1990 196+0.26%
1999 170−1.57%
2007 144−2.05%
2012 141−0.42%
2017 155+1.91%
2023 148−0.77%
Source: INSEE

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE