Sommesous
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Canton | Châlons-en-Champagne-3 | |
| Community association | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 44 ' N , 4 ° 12' E | |
| height | 154-230 m | |
| surface | 37.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 533 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51320 | |
| INSEE code | 51545 | |
Sommesous is a French commune with 533 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne and the canton Châlons-en-Champagne-3 (until 2015 Sompuis ).
geography
Sommesous is located about 26 kilometers south-southwest of Châlons-en-Champagne . Sommesous is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Haussimont in the north and west, Brussy-Lettrée in the north and northeast, Dommartin-Lettrée in the east and northeast, Soudé in the east, Poivres in the southeast, Mailly-le-Camp in the south and Montépreux in the southwest.
Demographics
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 540 | 515 | 457 | 430 | 400 | 401 | 428 | 525 |
Worth seeing
- Saint-Denis church from the 11th century, monument historique since 1916
traffic
The Sommesous station was at the intersection of the Coolus – Sens railway with the Fère-Champenoise – Vitry-le-François railway .
Sommesous is on the Autoroute A26 , Route nationale 4 and Route départementale 977.
Personalities
- Pierre Louis Prieur (1756–1827), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sommesous on the Insee website
- ↑ Population municipale au 1 janvier 2013 , accessed on October 2, 2017.