La Souterraine
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Guéret | |
| Canton | La Souterraine (main town) | |
| Community association | Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 14 ′ N , 1 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 284-456 m | |
| surface | 37.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,207 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23300 | |
| INSEE code | 23176 | |
| Website | La Souterraine | |
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La Souterraine ( Occitan La Sotarrana ) is a French municipality with 5207 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It is located in the Creuse department in the Arrondissement Guéret and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of La Souterraine . The inhabitants are called Sostraniennes .
geography
La Souterraine is located about 30 kilometers west-northwest of Guéret and about 48.5 kilometers north-northeast of Limoges between the Benaize and Sédelle rivers . This is where the Brame rises . The national route 145 (also European route 62 ) leads through the village . La Souterraine train station is on the Les Aubrais-Orléans-Montauban-Ville-Bourbon line .
The Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historical " Paths of the Pilgrims of St. James in France ", leads through the town.
coat of arms
Description : Three golden bars in blue .
history
Originally there was a Gallo-Roman settlement here, which was later replaced by La Souterraine. The name itself indicates a crypt (lat. Subterranea ). The place was mentioned in a document in 1268. Already in 1017 the Count of Crozant, Gerald, mentioned the place as Ville Sosterranea . Construction of the Romanesque church began in 1019, to be converted to Gothic style in 1220.
Population development
- 1962: 4718
- 1968: 5104
- 1975: 5302
- 1982: 5690
- 1990: 5459
- 1999: 5320
- 2006: 5237
- 2016: 5296
Attractions
- Romanesque Church of Notre-Dame de La Souterraine of the demolished convent (11th century)
- Château de Bridiers
- Saint-Jean gate
- Death lights
- Cirque Valdi
Personalities
- Paul Sauvage (born 1939), football player
- Philibert de Naillac (died 1421), Grand Master of the Johanniter
- Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Montaudon (1818–1899), general in the Franco-Prussian War 1870/71
- Pierre Courtaud (1951–2011), writer
