Puy-Malsignat

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Félix Berger^[1]Area12.61 km² (4.87 sq mi)Population147 • Density12/km² (30/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation496–616 m (1,627–2,021 ft)
(avg. 615 m or 2,018 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puy-Malsignat (French pronunciation: [pɥi malsiɲa]; Occitan: Pueg Malsinhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and a few hamlets some 7 miles (11 km) north of Aubusson, between the D9 and the D990 roads.

The Voueize forms part of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	232	—
1968	244	+5.2%
1975	215	−11.9%
1982	213	−0.9%
1990	194	−8.9%
1999	194	+0.0%
2008	165	−14.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The ruins of an eleventh-century castle.
• The château de Margeleix, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The chapel at Vallensanges

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References