Puisseguin (French pronunciation: ​[pɥisɡɛ̃]; Occitan: Puègseguin) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is around 15 km east of Libourne.

Puisseguin
Commune
Chateau of Monbadon
Coat of arms
Location of Puisseguin
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Coordinates: 44°55′28″N 0°04′19″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Le Nord-Libournais
Intercommunality	Grand Saint-Émilionnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean, Michel Pasquon
Area 1	17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	823
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33342 /33570
Elevation	38–108 m (125–354 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In October 2015, 43 people died in a crash between a bus and a lorry.[2]

Geography

Located in the Pays du Libournais.

Bordering municipalities

The neighboring towns are Lussac in the north, Tayac in the extreme north-east for about 250 meters, Saint-Cibard to the East, Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille at the South-East, Saint-Genès-de-Castillon at the South and Montagne in the west.

Population

See also

• Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOC
• Communes of the Gironde department
• Puisseguin road crash

References

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