Puisseguin
Puisseguin | |
|---|---|
 Chateau of Monbadon | |
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Location of Puisseguin | |
  Puisseguin  Puisseguin | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′28″N 0°04′19″W / 44.9244°N 0.0719°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[1] |
Area 1 | 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 834 |
| • Density | 48.3/km2 (125/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. | |
Puisseguin (French pronunciation: [pɥis(ə)ɡɛ̃]; Occitan: Puègseguin) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is around 15 km east of Libourne. In 1989 it absorbed the former commune Monbadon.[3]
In October 2015, 43 people died in a crash between a bus and a lorry.[4]
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
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,215 | — |
| 1975 | 1,165 | −0.60% |
| 1982 | 1,107 | −0.73% |
| 1990 | 1,038 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 924 | −1.28% |
| 2007 | 891 | −0.45% |
| 2012 | 861 | −0.68% |
| 2017 | 856 | −0.12% |
| 2023 | 834 | −0.43% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
- Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOC
- Communes of the Gironde department
- Puisseguin road crash
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ [https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000025974 Arrêté du 10 novembre 1988 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)], Journal officiel de la République française n° 0063, 15 March 1989, p. 3367.
- ^ "France bus crash: Pensioners killed in truck collision". BBC News. 23 October 2015.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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