Soumont-Saint-Quentin
Soumont-Saint-Quentin | |
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 Mines office | |
Location of Soumont-Saint-Quentin | |
  Soumont-Saint-Quentin Location within France  Soumont-Saint-Quentin Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′44″N 0°13′51″W / 48.9789°N 0.2308°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laure Meudec[1] |
Area 1 | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 659 |
| • Density | 95.9/km2 (248/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14678 /14420 |
| Elevation | 93–194 m (305–636 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Soumont-Saint-Quentin (French pronunciation: [sumɔ̃ sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Aisy, La Mine, Le Mont Joly and Soumont-Saint-Quentin.[3]
The river Laizon is the only watercourse that flows through the commune.[4]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 593 | — |
| 1975 | 579 | −0.34% |
| 1982 | 561 | −0.45% |
| 1990 | 530 | −0.71% |
| 1999 | 480 | −1.09% |
| 2007 | 558 | +1.90% |
| 2012 | 530 | −1.02% |
| 2017 | 542 | +0.45% |
| 2023 | 659 | +3.31% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Points of Interest
- La Brèche au Diable known in English as the Devil's Breach is a set of two rocky outcrops over looking the Laizon river.[6] It is shared with the neighbouring commune of Potigny.[7]
National Heritage sites
The commune has five sites listed as a Monument historique.[8]
- Église Saint-Quentin de Soumont-Saint-Quentin - a twelfth century church, listed as a Monument historique in 1910.[9]
- Église d'Aizy - a thirteenth century church, listed as a Monument historique in 1911.[10]
- Chapelle du Mont-Joly - a thirteenth century chapel, listed as a Monument historique in 1927.[11]
- Tomb of Marie Joly and its enclosure - an eighteenth century tomb for Marie Elisabeth Joly, sculpted by Jacques-Philippe Le Sueur for listed as a Monument historique in 1927.[12]
- Menhirs des Longraisa set of three Neolithic Menhirs listed as a monument in 1978.[13]
Notable people
- Marie-Élisabeth Joly - (1761 - 1798) a French stage actress, who was engaged at the Comédie-Française in 1781.[14] She is buried here and her tomb is now a listed monument.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Soumont-Saint-Quentin · 14420, France". Soumont-Saint-Quentin · 14420, France.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Laizon (I1430600)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Sentier nature de la Brèche au Diable à".
- ↑ "Randonnée légendaire à la brèche au Diable près de Caen". www.decathlon-outdoor.com.
- ↑ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Eglise à Soumont-Saint-Quentin - PA00111734". Monumentum.
- ↑ "Eglise d'Aizy à Soumont-Saint-Quentin - PA00111735". Monumentum.
- ↑ "Chapelle du Mont-Joly à Soumont-Saint-Quentin - PA00111733". Monumentum.
- 1 2 "Tombeau de Marie Joly et son enclos à Soumont-Saint-Quentin - PA00111736". Monumentum.
- ↑ "Trois menhirs dits Menhirs des Longrais à Soumont-Saint-Quentin - PA00111737". Monumentum.
- ↑ "Collections Online | British Museum".
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