Puisseguin (; oc, Puègseguin) is a commune in the

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...

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Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

in southwestern

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. It is around 15 km east of

Libourne Libourne (; oc, label= Gascon, Liborna ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émil ...

. In October 2015, 43 people died in a crash between a bus and a lorry.

Geography

Located in the

Pays du Libournais In France, a ''pays'' () is an area whose inhabitants share common geographical, economic, cultural, or social interests, who have a right to enter into communal planning contracts under a law known as the Loi Pasqua or LOADT (''Loi d'Orientation ...

Bordering municipalities

The neighboring towns are Lussac in the north, Tayac in the extreme north-east for about 250 meters,

Saint-Cibard Saint-Cibard (; oc, Sench Ibarç) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde d ...

to the East,

Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille (; oc, Sent Filipe d'Aguilha) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 commu ...

at the South-East,

Saint-Genès-de-Castillon Saint-Genès-de-Castillon is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department ...

at the South and Montagne in the west.

Population

References

Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub