Puisseguin
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Puisseguin | |
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 Chateau of Monbadon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Puisseguin | |
  Puisseguin  Puisseguin | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′28″N 0°04′19″W / 44.9244°N 0.0719°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Libourne |
| Canton | Le Nord-Libournais |
| Intercommunality | Grand Saint-Émilionnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Michel Pasquon[1] |
Area 1 | 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 834 |
| • Density | 48.3/km2 (125/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33342 /33570 |
| Elevation | 38–108 m (125–354 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Puisseguin (French pronunciation: [pɥis(ə)ɡɛ̃]; Occitan: Puègseguin) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is around 15 km east of Libourne. In 1989 it absorbed the former commune Monbadon.[3]
In October 2015, 43 people died in a crash between a bus and a lorry.[4]
Bordering municipalities
Located in the Pays du Libournais.
The neighboring towns are Lussac in the north, Tayac in the extreme north-east for about 250 meters, Saint-Cibard to the East, Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille at the South-East, Saint-Genès-de-Castillon at the South and Montagne in the west.
