Soubrebost

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

Soubrebost
Commune
The church in Soubrebost
Location of Soubrebost
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Coordinates: 45°57′30″N 1°50′38″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bourganeuf
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Annick Pataud
Area ^1	20.76 km^2 (8.02 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	136
• Density	6.6/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23173 /23250
Elevation	445–721 m (1,460–2,365 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Thaurion river some 15 miles (24 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D36 and the D37 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	123	—
1968	193	+56.9%
1975	156	−19.2%
1982	142	−9.0%
1990	135	−4.9%
1999	139	+3.0%
2008	144	+3.6%

Personalities

• Martin Nadaud, politician, was born 17 November 1815 in the hamlet of La Martinèche and died there on 28 December 1898.

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century, which houses a wooden statue of the same period.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.