Sommauthe
| Sommauthe | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers | |
| Canton | Vouziers | |
| Community association | Argonne Ardennaise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 30 ′ N , 4 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 177-290 m | |
| surface | 9.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 114 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08240 | |
| INSEE code | 08424 | |
Sommauthe is a French commune with 114 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Vouziers , the canton of Vouziers (until 2015 Buzancy ) and the Argonne Ardennaise municipality .
geography
Sommauthe is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vaux-en-Dieulet in the southeast and south, Saint-Pierremont in the southwest, west and northwest and the municipality of Beaumont-en-Argonne in the canton of Carignan in the northeast and east.
history
During the Franco-Prussian War , King Wilhelm of Prussia and Bismarck took positions on the heights of the village in 1870 to watch the French defeat in the battle at Beaumont .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2010 | 2016 |
| Residents | 152 | 178 | 186 | 157 | 138 | 109 | 112 | 119 | 115 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean church, built in the 17th century
- Memorial plaque in honor of Jean ( 1903-1944 ) and Mireille Delabruyère ( 1905-1973 ), victims of National Socialism
Saint-Jean church
Memorial plaque for Jean and Mireille Delabruyère
