Poudenas
Poudenas Podènas |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Nérac | |
Canton | L'Albret | |
Community association | Albret Community | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 3 ' N , 0 ° 13' E | |
height | 59-162 m | |
surface | 17.24 km 2 | |
Residents | 254 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 47170 | |
INSEE code | 47211 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Poudenas |
Poudenas ( Occitan Podènas ) is a municipality with 254 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in France in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Nérac and the canton of L'Albret (until 2015 Mézin ). The inhabitants are called Poudenaquais .
geography
Poudenas is about 35 kilometers west-southwest of Agen . Poudenas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Réaup-Lisse in the north, Mézin in the east and northeast, Fourcès in the south and southeast, Montréal in the south, Sainte-Maure-de-Peyriac in the southwest and Sos in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
Residents | 444 | 347 | 351 | 309 | 274 | 252 | 251 | 254 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Christophe church in Arbussan, historic monument since 1980
- Saint-Antoine church in Poudenas
- Romanesque bridge, rebuilt in 1777
- Poudenas Castle, Monument historique since 1984
- Arcades on the Gélise, former post office
- Bleach mill
Personalities
- Stéphanie de Virieu (1785–1873), painter and sculptor, died at Poudenas Castle
Web links
Commons : Poudenas - collection of images, videos and audio files