Souesmes
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Canton | La Sologne | |
| Community association | Sologne des Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 28 ' N , 2 ° 11' E | |
| height | 105-158 m | |
| surface | 99.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,059 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41300 | |
| INSEE code | 41249 | |
| Website | http://www.souesmes.fr/ | |
 St. Julian's Church and War Memorial |
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Souesmes (pronounced "ßuäm") is a French municipality with 1059 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . Souesmes is the easternmost municipality in the Loir-et-Cher department. It is located 200 kilometers south of Paris in the Sologne forest .
Neighboring communities
history
- Souesmes is on the Roman road between Avaricum ( Bourges ) and Cenabum ( Orléans ). The river Sauldre - north of Souesmes - was the border between the Carnutes and the Biturigen .
- Original names: "Sesmovico", "Segimo vico" (Merovingian coin), "Sissima" in 634, "Seisma" in the 11th century, then "Soeme" (different spellings since the Middle Ages).
- In 634, owned by the monastery of Saint Julian of Auxerre ; the church then belonged to the collegiate church of St. Taurin of La Ferté-Imbault .
- United in 1451 with the count town of Blois . In 1498 to the crown domain under King Ludwig XII. connected.
- June 17, 1944: heavy fighting between Germans and the French Resistance .
Attractions
- St. Julian's Church . Explanations of visits in German in the church.
- Castle of Souesmes
mayor
- M Bouchayer (1960 to 1969)
- André Jouslin (1969 to 1977)
- Jean-Michel Dezelu (from 2001)
Personalities
- Jacques Dessange , hairdresser, b. 1925
Web links
Commons : Souesmes - collection of images, videos and audio files
