Soubise
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Tonnay-Charente | |
| Community association | Rochefort Ocean | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 56 ′ N , 1 ° 1 ′ W | |
| height | 0-22 m | |
| surface | 10.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,998 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 274 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17780 | |
| INSEE code | 17429 | |
| Website | www.soubise.fr | |
Soubise is a French commune with 2,998 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the Canton of Tonnay-Charente . The community is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Sud Charente .
geography
The place is on the south bank of the Charente estuary between Rochefort and the Atlantic .
history
Soubise used to be an important transit station as a crossing over the Charente. In September 1346 the place was conquered by Henry of Grosmont . In 1667 the Seigneurie Soubise for the House of Rohan was raised to a principality (see Prince of Soubise ).
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 706 | 730 | 842 | 1422 | 1220 | 1220 | 3032 | 2966 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Soubise
- The Hôtel de Rohan or Hospice de Soubise dates back to the 17th century and now serves as the Hôtel de ville (town hall)
- Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre church
Hôtel de Rohan, now the town hall
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 813-815.
