Soupir

Soupir
Commune

Church and a French military cemetery in Soupir
Soupir

Coordinates: 49°24′25″N 3°35′50″E / 49.4069°N 3.5972°E / 49.4069; 3.5972Coordinates: 49°24′25″N 3°35′50″E / 49.4069°N 3.5972°E / 49.4069; 3.5972
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Soissons
Canton Fère-en-Tardenois
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)

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
YearPop.±%
1962348—    
1968307−11.8%
1975283−7.8%
1982289+2.1%
1990287−0.7%
1999282−1.7%
2008308+9.2%
2012288−6.5%

See also

References

    Soupir in 1917
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