Soumans

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

Soumans
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Soumans
Soumans
Soumans
Coordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°18′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonBoussac
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Nore
Area
1
36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
601
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23174 /23600
Elevation375–497 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.

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.
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See also

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


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