Pouzauges
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Pouzauges () is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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Pouzauges is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Pouzauges, the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, and the department of Vendée. It serves as the capital of the canton of Pouzauges and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Les Herbiers. The municipality has an area of 36.65 square kilometers and an elevation of 280 meters above sea level. Its official names include Pouzauges, Pouzauges-la-Montagne, and Pouzauges-la-Vallée.
The population of Pouzauges is recorded as 5,713, comprising 2,675 males and 2,839 females. The commune shares borders with Le Boupère, Sèvremont, La Meilleraie-Tillay, and Montournais. It is twinned with Puertollano, Eye, and Meitingen. The postal code for the area is 85700.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pouzauges
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,912
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pouzauges
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Eglise du Vieux Pouzauges.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Our Lady
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Pouzauges (Vendée).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Fontenay-le-Comte
- French commune.canton
- Les Herbiers
- French commune.INSEE
- 85182
- French commune.postal code
- 85700
- French commune.mayor
- Michelle Devanne
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Pouzauges
- French commune.elevation min m
- 92
- French commune.elevation max m
- 280
- French commune.area km2
- 36.65
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pouzauges-la-Vallée
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte
- Population
- 5668
- Area
- 36.65
- Elevation
- 184
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Pouzauges
- Shares border with
- La Pommeraie-sur-Sèvre
- Official website
- www.pouzauges.com
- Image
- Eglise du Vieux Pouzauges.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Meitingen
- Commons category
- Pouzauges
- postal code
- 85700
- associated electoral district
- canton of Les Herbiers
- male population
- 2675
- female population
- 2839
- native label
- Pouzauges
- contact page URL
- www.pouzauges.com/formulaire-de-contact-services
- phone number
- +33-2-51-57-01-37
- fax number
- +33-2-51-57-07-69
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Sights and monuments
- International relations
- See also
- References
Pouzauges () 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pouzauges” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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