Auge (French pronunciation: [oʒ] (
listen); Occitan: Auja) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Auge | |
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Commune | |
Location of Auge ![]() | |
Auge Auge | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′34″N 2°19′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Évaux-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Confluence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Maume[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Population | 93 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23009 /23170 |
| Elevation | 372–453 m (1,220–1,486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A small farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Verneigette, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson near the junction of the D14 and the N145 roads.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 178 | — |
| 1968 | 205 | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 149 | −27.3% |
| 1982 | 131 | −12.1% |
| 1990 | 124 | −5.3% |
| 1999 | 109 | −12.1% |
| 2008 | 105 | −3.7% |
| 2015 | 103 | −1.9% |