Soupir

Soupir
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Fère-en-Tardenois
Community association	Val de l'Aisne
Coordinates	49 ° 24 '  N , 3 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 24 '  N , 3 ° 36'  E
height	42-190 m
surface	10.20 km 2
Residents	273 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	02160
INSEE code	02730
French military cemetery, in the background the Notre-Dame church

Soupir is a French municipality with 273 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Soissons , the canton of Fère-en-Tardenois and the Val de l'Aisne municipal association .

geography

The community of Soupir is about 18 kilometers south of Laon and 18 kilometers east of Soissons . In the south, the municipality extends to the Aisne and the parallel Aisne Lateral Canal , in the northeast the Oise-Aisne Canal touches the municipality. The ridge of the Chemin des Dames rises north of Soupir .

history

Destroyed village in May 1917

In 1917 the village was the scene of the Battle of the Aisne and was completely destroyed. There are tens of thousands of soldiers' graves in the valley.

Population development
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2016
Residents	266	307	283	289	287	282	313	276

Attractions

• Notre-Dame Church, Monument historique
• Remains of the Soupir Castle, which was built in the 16th century and rebuilt and expanded in the late 19th century. The castle, which was destroyed in the First World War, was not rebuilt, the ruins are under monument protection (Monument historique).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Notre-Dame Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Soupir Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

Commons : Soupir  - collection of images, videos and audio files