Sougé, Loir-et-Cher

French commune
nomcommune=Sougé
région=Centre
département=Loir-et-Cher
arrondissement=Vendôme
canton=Savigny-sur-Braye
insee=41250
cp=41800
maire=Bernard Bonhomme
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes des Coteaux de la Braye
longitude=0.728611111111
latitude=47.7711111111
alt moy=62 m
alt mini=56 m
alt maxi=147 m
hectares=1,688
km²=16.88
sans=437
date-sans=1999
dens=25
date-dens=1999

Sougé is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher "département" in France. One of the nearest town of more than 40,000 inhabitants is Blois. It is situated on the Loir River in the Loir Valley, in the Centre region of France.

History

In the time of the Romans Sougé had a special importance because of his Roman's camp, called "Camp of Cesar" in the country. Today the fortifications are not visible any longer, but they were visible in the last century.

Geography

Sougé is a village in the department of Loir-et-Cher, there is 437 inhabitants.The village of Sougé is near of the village of Couture-sur-Loir (the village of Pierre de Ronsard). The village of Sougé is near of the town of Montoire-sur-le-Loir.

Name

Sougé was called "Silviacus" (3rd and 8th century), then "Selgiacus" (11th century), "Sugeium" in 1216, "Sougeium" in the 13th century, "paroisse des Roches de Sougé" in 1595, "Sougé-sur-Loir" in 1675, "Sougé-sur-Braye" after the French Revolution, and now Sougé.

ee also

Communes near Sougé:
*Poncé-sur-le-Loir
*Couture-sur-Loir
*Trôo
*Artins
*Montoire-sur-le-Loir
*Ternay
*Savigny-sur-Braye

External links

* [http://www.souge.org/index.php Communalty of Sougé]
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/parklane/louisrichard/ Louis Richard an inhabitant of Sougé during the first world war]
* [http://perso.orange.fr/yves.belotteau/Nivault/communedesouge.htm A site on Sougé]
* [http://www.montoire-sur-le-loir.net/lamulotiere/attractions.html/ Tourism in Loir Valley]