Soumoulou

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Soumoulou
Somolon
Soumoulou coat of arms
Soumoulou (France)
Soumoulou
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin
Community association North Est Béarn
Coordinates 43 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 11 ′  W
height 272-309 m
surface 2.79 km 2
Residents 1,584 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 568 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64420
INSEE code
Website http://www.soumoulou.fr/

Soumoulou Town Hall

Soumoulou ( Occitan : Somolon ) is a French municipality with 1584 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau and is part of the canton of Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin (until 2015: canton of Pontacq ). The inhabitants are called Soumoulois .

geography

Soumoulou is about 18 kilometers east-southeast of Pau at the foot of the Pyrenees . By Soumoulou flowing Ousse . Soumoulou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Limendous in the north and east, Espoey in the east and southeast, Gomer in the south, Boeil-Bezing in the southwest and Nousty in the west.

The former route nationale 117 (today's D817) runs through the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
614 638 720 832 1,022 1,015 1,170 1,525
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church, built at the end of the 19th century
Saint Martin Church

Web links

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