Soumont
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Soumont Somont |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Lodève | |
| Community association | Lodévois and Larzac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 44 ' N , 3 ° 21' E | |
| height | 130-542 m | |
| surface | 11.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 184 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34700 | |
| INSEE code | 34306 | |
Soumont ( Occitan : Somont ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 184 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and the canton of Lodève . The inhabitants are called Soumontais .
location
Soumont is about 50 kilometers west-northwest of Montpellier . Soumont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fozières in the north, Saint-Privat in the northeast, Le Bosc in the south and east and Lodève in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 153 | 144 | 164 | 130 | 126 | 134 | 114 | 189 |
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Attractions
- Dolmen of Coste-Rouge , monument historique since 1914
- Saint-Baudile church from the 10th century with renovations from the 12th and 14th centuries, monument historique since 1932
- St-Michel de Grandmont , Grammontense Priory, place of the foundation of the Grammontense Order, monument historique since 1981
Dolmen of the Coste-Rouge
Saint-Michel de Grandmont
Web links
Commons : Soumont - collection of images, videos and audio files
