Soumans

Soumans
Coat of arms
Soumans
Location within Limousin region  Soumans
Coordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°18′27″E / 46.3019°N 2.3075°ECoordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°18′27″E / 46.3019°N 2.3075°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Boussac
Intercommunality	Pays de Boussace
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Nore
Area^1	36.68 km^2 (14.16 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	580
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23174 / 23600
Elevation	375–497 m (1,230–1,631 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
^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.

Soumans is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, quarries and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse river some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D917, D7 and the D64a roads. The commune shares a border with the Allier département.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	825	—
1968	869	+5.3%
1975	739	−15.0%
1982	612	−17.2%
1990	540	−11.8%
1999	544	+0.7%
2008	580	+6.6%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• The Château de Bellefaye.
• The thirteenth-century church at Bellefaye.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Soumans on the Quid website (French)