Soumans

Soumans
Commune

Coat of arms
Soumans
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Soumans
Coordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°18′27″E / 46.3019°N 2.3075°E / 46.3019; 2.3075Coordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°18′27″E / 46.3019°N 2.3075°E / 46.3019; 2.3075
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Nore
Area1 36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 580
 • Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23174 /23600
Elevation 375–497 m (1,230–1,631 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Soumans is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, quarries and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse river some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D917, D7 and the D64a roads. The commune shares a border with the Allier département.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962825—    
1968869+5.3%
1975739−15.0%
1982612−17.2%
1990540−11.8%
1999544+0.7%
2008580+6.6%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The Château de Bellefaye.
  • The thirteenth-century church at Bellefaye.

See also

References


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