Puy-Malsignat

Puy-Malsignat
Commune
The church of Saint-Thomas de Cantorbéry, in Puy-Malsignat
Coat of arms
Location of Puy-Malsignat
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Coordinates: 46°02′20″N 2°13′09″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Gouzon
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Félix Berger[1]
Area ^1	12.61 km^2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	147
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23159 /23130
Elevation	496–616 m (1,627–2,021 ft) (avg. 615 m or 2,018 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

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.