La Pouge

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of La Pouge

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Bussière^[1]Area

7.58 km² (2.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

96 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23157 /23250

Elevation454–618 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.

La Pouge (French pronunciation: [la puʒ]; Occitan: La Poja) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

Sights

The church dating from the thirteenth century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.