La Souterraine
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 La Souterraine
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | La Souterraine |
| Intercommunality | Pays Sostranien |
| Mayor | Jean-François Muguay (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 284–456 m (932–1,496 ft) |
| Land area1 | 37.07 km2 (14.31 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,435 (2008) |
| - Density | 147 /km2 (380 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23176/ 23300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 46°14′15″N 1°29′10″E / 46.2374°N 1.4862°E
La Souterraine (Occitan: La Sotarrana) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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[edit] Geography
An area of farming and light industry comprising the town and a few small hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) west of Guéret at the junction of the D1, D912, D951 and the N145 roads. The small river Sédelle, a tributary of the Creuse River, flows through the town. It is also served by a TER railway link.
The Benaize, a tributary of the Anglin, has its source in the commune.
The Brame, a tributary of the Gartempe, has its source in the commune.
[edit] History
There is evidence of pre-Roman occupation here, attested by the discovery of stone age tools and a menhir. Remains of Roman villas and temples have been unearthed. In medieval times, a church and fortified walls were built. The name of the town, translating as ‘subterranean’, comes from the underground parts of the church, the crypt.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 4718 | 5104 | 5302 | 5690 | 5490 | 5320 | 5435 |
[edit] Sights
- The church dating from the eleventh century, with its Roman crypt.
- The fifteenth-century Manorhouse de Châteaurenaud.
- The thirteenth-century gate, the Porte de St.Jean, and the rest of the ramparts.
- A feudal motte, circular tower and the castle at Bridiers.
- The eighteenth-century chapel of the hospital.
- The ancient chapel of Sainte-Eutrope.
- The fourteenth-century church at Bussière-Madeleine.
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website of La Souterraine (French)
- Another website – Le Sostranien (French)
- A website about the hamlet of Bridiers (French)
- The tourist website of the Pays Sostranien (French)
- La Souterraine on the Quid website (French)
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