Auge (French pronunciation: [oʒ] (listen); Occitan: Auja) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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Commune | |
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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. | ±% |
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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% |