Soumont-Saint-Quentin
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Falaise | |
| Community association | Pays de Falaise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 93-194 m | |
| surface | 6.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 542 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 79 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14420 | |
| INSEE code | 14678 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Soumont-Saint-Quentin |
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Soumont-Saint-Quentin is a municipality with 542 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Calvados department in Normandy in north-western France . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Falaise (until 2015: canton of Falaise-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Soumontais .
geography
Soumont-Saint-Quentin is about 24 kilometers south-southeast of Caen . Soumont-Saint-Quentin is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Estrées-la-Campagne in the north and north-west, Ouilly-le-Tesson in the north and north-east, Olendon in the east, Bons-Tassilly in the south and south-east, Pontigny in the south, Fontaine-le- Pin in the west and south-west and Saint-Germain-le-Vasson in the west and north-west.
history
In 1833 a part of the municipality ( Saint-Quentin-de-la-Roche ) was merged into the then commune of Tassily to Saint-Quentin-Tassily . However, the part is connected to Soumont in 1854 , so that the municipality with the current name was created.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 485 | 593 | 579 | 561 | 530 | 480 | 548 | 534 |
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Attractions
- Menhirs of Les Longrais, monument historique since 1978
- Saint-Quentin church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, Monument historique since 1910
- Aizy church from the 13th century, monument historique since 1911
- Chapel of Saint-Quentin-de-la-Roche from the 13th century, monument historique since 1927
Saint-Quentin Church
Aizy Church
Chapel of Saint-Quentin-de-la-Roche
Menhirs of Les Longrais
