Sommedieue
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Dieue-sur-Meuse | |
| Community association | Val de Meuse-Voie Sacrée | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ' N , 5 ° 28' E | |
| height | 215-392 m | |
| surface | 33.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 977 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55320 | |
| INSEE code | 55492 | |
 Sommedieue Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Sommedieue is a French commune with 977 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Verdun , the canton Dieue-sur-Meuse (until 2015: canton Verdun-Est ) and the communal association Communauté de communes Val de Meuse-Voie Sacrée .
geography
Sommedieue is about twelve kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Verdun . Sommedieue is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Belrupt-en-Verdunois in the north, Châtillon-sous-les-Côtes and Watronville in the northeast, Haudiomont and Bonzée in the east, Rupt-en-Woëvre in the south, Génicourt-sur-Meuse in the south and southwest, Dieue-sur-Meuse in the west and Haudainville in the northwest.
The A4 autoroute runs through the north of the municipality. The Verdun-Le Rozelier airfield is also located there.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,037 | 983 | 879 | 949 | 968 | 980 | 944 | 953 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 18th century
- French military cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 1108-1110.
