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Le Puy | |
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  Le Puy  Le Puy | |
| Coordinates:44°39′43″N0°04′26″E / 44.6619°N 0.0739°E /44.6619; 0.0739 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Le Réolais et Les Bastides |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Joël Le Houarner[1] |
Area 1 | 8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 393 |
| • Density | 48.2/km2 (125/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33345 /33580 |
| Elevation | 18–115 m (59–377 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Puy (French pronunciation:[ləpɥi];Gascon:Lo Puèi) is acommune in theGirondedepartment inNouvelle-Aquitaine in southwesternFrance.
Le Puy lies 65 km (40 mi) from Bordeaux on the intersection of the D15 and the D16 and 1 km (0.62 mi) from Monségur across the river Dropt.
The economy is agricultural, with wheat, sunflowers and soya being grown in recent years to complement the more traditional plums and tobacco.
The locality produces the famousEntre deux mers wine.
Mill reservoirs can provide good fishing for roach, carp and pike.
The region is well known for itscèpes (boletus mushroom).
The town lies in the Dropt basin which covers nearly 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) inGuyenne, fromQuercy to theBordelais. The river is an affluent of the right bank of theGironde.
The alluvial plain of the Dropt is characterized byboulbène (a soil composed of clay and sand) terraces, rising to foothills ofmolasse (chalky sandstone sedimentary deposits) with a few hillocks or the edges of chalky plateaus.
The town was a halting place on the pilgrimage toSantiago de Compostela.
The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in Le Puy in 1650 by Jesuit Priest Jean Pierre Medaille.
The town lost 10 soldiers duringWorld War I.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 372 | — |
| 1968 | 366 | −1.6% |
| 1975 | 309 | −15.6% |
| 1982 | 257 | −16.8% |
| 1990 | 281 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 290 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 393 | +35.5% |
Its inhabitants are known asPuylots.
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