title: Pouzauges
text: # Pouzauges
  
  Pouzauges (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The river Lay forms most of the commune's southern border.
  
  ## Sights and monuments
  
  * The Château de Pouzauges is a ruined 12th century castle.
  
  ## International relations
  
  The commune is twinned with the English town of Eye in Suffolk. A French road sign showing the distance to Pouzauges was gifted to the town of Eye to commemorate the twinning.
  
  