Soupir
Soupir may also refer to the French music term for a quarter rest.
| Soupir | |
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Church and a French military cemetery in Soupir | |
  Soupir | |
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Soupir | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′25″N 3°35′50″E / 49.4069°N 3.5972°ECoordinates: 49°24′25″N 3°35′50″E / 49.4069°N 3.5972°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Vailly-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Aisne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Evelyne Libregs |
| Area1 | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 288 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02730 / 02160 |
| Elevation |
42–190 m (138–623 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 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. | |
Soupir is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Located south of the Chemin des Dames, the village was largely destroyed during the Second Battle of the Aisne in World War I. Today, five national cemeteries are located in Soupir: two for France, and one each for Germany, the UK, and Italy.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 348 | — |
| 1968 | 307 | −11.8% |
| 1975 | 283 | −7.8% |
| 1982 | 289 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 287 | −0.7% |
| 1999 | 282 | −1.7% |
| 2008 | 308 | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 288 | −6.5% |
See also
References
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Soupir in 1917
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