La Pouge (French pronunciation: [la puʒ]; Occitan: La Poja) 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: 45°58′54″N 1°56′45″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Ahun |
Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Bussière[1] |
Area 1 | 7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
Population | 96 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
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