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Pouzauges

Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 0°50′10″W / 46.7831°N 0.8361°W / 46.7831; -0.8361
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Pouzauges
The church of Our Lady
The church of Our Lady
Coat of arms of Pouzauges
Location of Pouzauges
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Pouzauges is located in France
Pouzauges
Pouzauges
Pouzauges is located in Pays de la Loire
Pouzauges
Pouzauges
Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 0°50′10″W / 46.7831°N 0.8361°W / 46.7831; -0.8361
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonLes Herbiers
IntercommunalityPays de Pouzauges
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michelle Devanne[1]
Area
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36.65 km2 (14.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,597
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85182 /85700
Elevation92–280 m (302–919 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pouzauges (French pronunciation: [puzoʒ]) is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

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The river Lay forms most of the commune's southern border.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,832—    
1975 5,506 1.88%
1982 5,699 0.49%
1990 5,473−0.50%
1999 5,385−0.18%
2007 5,362−0.05%
2012 5,547 0.68%
2017 5,514−0.12%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights and monuments

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International relations

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The commune is twinned with the English town of Eye in Suffolk.[4] A French road sign showing the distance to Pouzauges was gifted to the town of Eye to commemorate the twinning.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "EyeSuffolk.Org | Twinning with Pouzauges". Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  5. ^ "Milestone - Eye, Suffolk - Sister City Monuments on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.