Somme-Vesle

Somme-Vesle
region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Community association	Region de Suippes
Coordinates	48 ° 59 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E
height	146-209 m
surface	35.31 km 2
Residents	430 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	51460
INSEE code	51548

Somme-Vesle is a French commune with 430 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne and the canton Argonne Suippe et Vesle (until 2015: canton Marson ).

geography

Somme-Vesle is about 18 kilometers east-northeast of the city center of Chalons-en-Champagne . The river Vesle has its source here . Somme-Vesle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Remy-sur-Bussy and Tilloy-et-Bellay in the north, Auve in the east and northeast, Herpont in the east, Poix in the south and Courtisols in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016
Residents	189	237	246	227	221	226	327	434	428
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint Martin Church

Web links

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