Pouzauges

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Pouzauges
Commune
The church of Our Lady
The church of Our Lady
Coat of arms of Pouzauges
Coat of arms
Location of Pouzauges
Pouzauges is located in France
Pouzauges
Pouzauges
Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 0°50′10″W / 46.7831°N 0.8361°W / 46.7831; -0.8361Coordinates: 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
Area
1
36.65 km2 (14.15 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
5,549
 • Density150/km2 (390/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[]

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

Sights and monuments[]

International relations[]

The commune is twinned with the English town of Eye in Suffolk.[2] A French road sign showing the distance to Pouzauges was gifted to the town of Eye to commemorate the twinning.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "EyeSuffolk.Org | Twinning with Pouzauges". Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. ^ "Milestone - Eye, Suffolk - Sister City Monuments on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.



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