Puisseguin
Puisseguin | |
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Chateau of Monbadon | |
Location of 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 |
Area 1 | 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 828 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/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. | |
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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 October 2015, 43 people died in a crash between a bus and a lorry.