Sommevoire
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier | |
| Canton | Wassy | |
| Community association | Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 25 ' N , 4 ° 51' E | |
| height | 139-235 m | |
| surface | 32.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 693 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52220 | |
| INSEE code | 52479 | |
Sommevoire is a French commune with 693 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier and to the municipal association of Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise, founded in 2016 . The residents call themselves Sommevigériens .
geography
Sommevoire is located in the sparsely populated southern Champagne , about 25 kilometers southwest of Saint-Dizier . Sommevoire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Porte du Der in the north, Mertrud in the east and northeast, Dommartin-le-Saint-Père in the east and southeast, Doulevant-le-Château in the southeast, Blumeray and Nully in the south, Trémilly in the southwest and Thilleux and ceffonds to the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 807 | 747 | 850 | 804 | 792 | 776 | 741 | 753 | 707 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, historic monument since 1971
- Notre-Dame church, monument historique since 1909
Personalities
- Nicolas Jenson (1420–1480), typesetter
- Édouard Drouot (1859–1945), sculptor