Souilly
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Dieue-sur-Meuse | |
| Community association | Val de Meuse-Voie Sacrée | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 5 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 204-352 m | |
| surface | 26.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 446 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55220 | |
| INSEE code | 55498 | |
| Website | http://www.souilly.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) and Museum of Souilly |
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Souilly is a French commune with 446 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the canton of Dieue-sur-Meuse (until 2015 Souilly ).
geography
Souilly is about 16 kilometers south-southwest of Verdun . Souilly is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lemmes in the north, Senoncourt-les-Maujouy in the north and northeast, Les Monthairons in the east, Récourt-le-Creux in the southeast, Rambluzin-et-Benoite-Vaux in the south and southeast, Heippes in the south, Saint -André-en-Barrois in the southwest, Ippécourt in the west and Osches in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 397 | 352 | 322 | 297 | 316 | 275 | 324 | 368 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Town hall, monument historique since 1943 , was the headquarters of Marshal Pétain in the Battle of Verdun
- Former tower hill castle (Motte), since 1990 Monument historique
- Manor house from the 16th / 17th centuries century
Personalities
- François-Louis de Morlan (1771–1805), Colonel in the Imperial Guard
- Louis Roederer (1809–1870), wine merchant
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 902-903.
Web links
Commons : Souilly - collection of images, videos and audio files
