Sommières-du-Clain
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Sommières-du-Clain | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′50″N 0°21′36″E / 46.2806°N 0.36°ECoordinates: 46°16′50″N 0°21′36″E / 46.2806°N 0.36°E | |
| 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) |
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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
- ↑ Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne en 2 tomes – Édition FLOHIC – 2002 – ISBN 2-84234-128-7
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