Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois

Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois

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Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois

Coordinates: 45°36′58″N 2°08′47″E / 45.6161°N 2.1464°E / 45.6161; 2.1464Coordinates: 45°36′58″N 2°08′47″E / 45.6161°N 2.1464°E / 45.6161; 2.1464
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Ussel
Canton Meymac
Intercommunality Ussel–Meymac–Haute-Corrèze
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Moratille
Area1 22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 70
 • Density 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 19244 / 19250
Elevation 723–956 m (2,372–3,136 ft)
(avg. 850 m or 2,790 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.

Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography

The Triouzoune has its source in the northwestern part of the commune; it flows southeast through the commune and forms part of its southeastern boundary.

History

The village was once called Taphaleschat. The name is derived from Taifals, a barbarian people (from Central Asia) settled in Gaul in the fifth century.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196260—    
1968101+68.3%
1975102+1.0%
198279−22.5%
199071−10.1%
199953−25.4%
200870+32.1%

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