Souesmes

Souesmes
Commune
Church of Saint-Julien and the war memorial
Coat of arms
Location of Souesmes
Souesmes Souesmes
Coordinates: 47°27′34″N 2°10′48″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	La Sologne
Intercommunality	La Sologne des rivières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Dezelu
Area 1	99.5 km2 (38.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,028
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41249 /41300
Elevation	105–158 m (344–518 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Souesmes (French pronunciation: [swɛm]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 969 —     1806 848 −12.5% 1821 901 +6.2% 1831 966 +7.2% 1841 1,065 +10.2% 1851 1,080 +1.4% 1861 1,067 −1.2% 1872 1,195 +12.0% 1881 1,320 +10.5% 1891 1,467 +11.1% 1901 1,493 +1.8% 1911 1,488 −0.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,393 −6.4% 1931 1,309 −6.0% 1946 1,268 −3.1% 1954 1,115 −12.1% 1962 1,094 −1.9% 1968 1,125 +2.8% 1975 1,060 −5.8% 1982 1,122 +5.8% 1990 1,135 +1.2% 1999 1,115 −1.8% 2006 1,114 −0.1% 2015 1,100 −1.3%

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department