Sommières-du-Clain

Sommières-du-Clain

The church in Sommières-du-Clain
Sommières-du-Clain

Coordinates: 46°16′50″N 0°21′36″E / 46.2806°N 0.36°E / 46.2806; 0.36Coordinates: 46°16′50″N 0°21′36″E / 46.2806°N 0.36°E / 46.2806; 0.36
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Montmorillon
Canton Gençay
Intercommunality Pays Gencéen
Government
  Mayor (2014 -) Marie-Annick BERTHOME
Area1 26.21 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 825
  Density 31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 86264 / 86160
Elevation 107–152 m (351–499 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 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.

Sommières-du-Clain is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Toponymy

The name of the village is Celtic in origin. Originally it was composed of the words "Soli", the name of a chief, and "maros" which means "big". The name was recorded as "Solmeria" en 1096.[1]

See also

References

  1. Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne en 2 tomes – Édition FLOHIC – 2002 – ISBN 2-84234-128-7
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