Pugny (Deux-Sèvres)
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| local community | Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 79320 | |
| Former INSEE code | 79222 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Pugny is a commune Déléguée in the French community Moncoutant-sur-Sevre in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It has 229 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The inhabitants are called Pugnassia .
On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Pugny merged with La Chapelle-Saint-Étienne , Moncoutant , Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle , Le Breuil-Bernard and Saint-Jouin-de-Milly to form the Commune nouvelle Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre. Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The municipality of Pugny belonged to the Parthenay arrondissement and the Cerizay canton (until 2015: Moncoutant canton )
geography
Pugny is about twelve kilometers south-southwest of the city center of Bressuire . The municipality of Pugny was surrounded by the villages of Chanteloup in the north, La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent in the east, Largeasse in the south, Le Breuil-Bernard in the west and Moncoutant in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 313 | 282 | 266 | 250 | 242 | 207 | 183 | 227 | 229 |
Attractions
- Pugny castle ruins from the 14th century
