Pouzauges

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pouzauges

(2020–2026) Michelle Devanne^[1]Area

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

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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

The Château de Pouzauges is a ruined 12th century castle.

International relations

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]

References

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