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A town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 309 people.

Is Poussignac a good place to live?

There are no grades for Poussignac: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Rsm47 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Poussignac’s story

Poussignac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Poussignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1929First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poussignac.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, close to Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Degrees are held by 25% of adults.

45.4median age
PoussignacLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Poussignac
PoussignacLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249%9.3%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+27%29%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education25%23%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Poussignac: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Poussignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Poussignac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%

Poussignac holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Median disposable income is €23,830 a year for each consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.6%, lower than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (12.9%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Poussignac, 0.4 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.9 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Poussignac86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollègeCollège6586%−6 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Poussignac is €11.21/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Poussignac. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.64/m² a month.

€11.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Poussignac€11.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.08/m² a month)
€7.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Maison Poussignac and 7 more in and around Poussignac

Heritage and museums in and near Poussignac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Poussignac

13pages on Poussignac

Landmarks

Poussignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Rsm47 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Poussignac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poussignac yet.

How we find them →

Poussignac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lot-et-Garonne →
CasteljalouxMarmandeTonneinsSainte-BazeilleAiguillonClairacCasteljalouxMarmandeTonneinsSainte-BazeilleAiguillonClairacPoussignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Poussignac309—————
Casteljaloux4,7553C−BC−C+
Marmande17,32811C+B−DB−
Tonneins9,45912C+ADC
Sainte-Bazeille3,17112BB+C+A−
Aiguillon3,96814CA−C−C
Clairac2,60615C−A−DC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Poussignac

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Poussignac is a commune of 309 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
309 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.1 km²)
INSEE code
47212

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.