La Souterraine
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{short description|Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = La Souterraine
|commune status = Commune
|image = La Souterraine, clocher de l'église.JPG
|caption = The bell tower of the church in La Souterraine
|image coat of arms = Blason La Souterraine 23.svg
|arrondissement = Guéret
|canton = La Souterraine
|INSEE = 23176
|postal code = 23300
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Pays Sostranien
|coordinates = {{coord|46.2374|1.4862|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 284
|elevation max m = 456
|area km2 = 37.07
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
La Souterraine ({{IPA|fr|la sutɛʁɛn}}; Limousin: La Sotarrana) is a commune in the west-central French department of Creuse.
Geography
La Souterraine is an area of farming and light industry, comprising the town and a few small hamlets. It is situated some {{convert|20|mi|km}} west of Guéret, at the junction of the D1, D912, D951 and the N145 roads. It is also served by a TER railway link.
The small river Sédelle, a tributary of the Creuse, flows through the town.
The sources of the Benaize, a tributary of the Anglin, and the Brame, a tributary of the Gartempe, are both in the commune.
History
There is evidence of pre-Roman occupation here, attested by the discovery of Stone Age tools and a menhir. Remains of Roman villas and temples have been unearthed. In medieval times, a church and fortified walls were built. The name of the town, translating as ‘subterranean’, comes from the underground parts of the church, the crypt.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-23176#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |5104
|1975 |5302
|1982 |5690
|1990 |5459
|1999 |5320
|2007 |5375
|2012 |5437
|2017 |5207
}}
Sights
- The church dating from the 11th century, with its Roman crypt.
- The 15th-century Manorhouse de Châteaurenaud.
- The 13th-century gate, the Porte de St.Jean, and the rest of the ramparts.
- A feudal motte, circular tower and the castle at Bridiers.
- The 18th-century chapel of the hospital.
- The ancient chapel of Sainte-Eutrope.
- The 14th-century church at Bussière-Madeleine.
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = La Souterraine (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present)
|Jan record high C = 19.5
|Feb record high C = 22.9
|Mar record high C = 26.0
|Apr record high C = 29.0
|May record high C = 31.0
|Jun record high C = 36.8
|Jul record high C = 38.1
|Aug record high C = 39.2
|Sep record high C = 36.2
|Oct record high C = 31.9
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 19.5
|Jan record low C = -22.5
|Feb record low C = -15.8
|Mar record low C = -11.5
|Apr record low C = -6.0
|May record low C = -2.0
|Jun record low C = 1.0
|Jul record low C = 3.0
|Aug record low C = 2.0
|Sep record low C = 0.0
|Oct record low C = -5.0
|Nov record low C = -12.0
|Dec record low C = -12.0
|Jan high C = 7.2
|Feb high C = 8.3
|Mar high C = 12.1
|Apr high C = 14.9
|May high C = 18.7
|Jun high C = 22.5
|Jul high C = 24.8
|Aug high C = 25.0
|Sep high C = 21.0
|Oct high C = 16.4
|Nov high C = 10.9
|Dec high C = 7.8
| year high C = 15.8
|Jan mean C = 4.4
|Feb mean C = 4.7
|Mar mean C = 7.7
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 13.8
|Jun mean C = 17.3
|Jul mean C = 19.3
|Aug mean C = 19.4
|Sep mean C = 15.9
|Oct mean C = 12.5
|Nov mean C = 7.7
|Dec mean C = 5.0
| year mean C = 11.5
|Jan low C = 1.5
|Feb low C = 1.2
|Mar low C = 3.4
|Apr low C = 5.5
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 12.1
|Jul low C = 13.8
|Aug low C = 13.8
|Sep low C = 10.8
|Oct low C = 8.6
|Nov low C = 4.5
|Dec low C = 2.2
| year low C = 7.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 94.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 79.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 79.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 86.1
|May precipitation mm = 90.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 74.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 65.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 75.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 81.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 99.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 101.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 102.5
|year precipitation mm = 1031.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 13.6
| Feb precipitation days = 12.4
| Mar precipitation days = 11.3
| Apr precipitation days = 11.3
| May precipitation days = 12.0
| Jun precipitation days = 9.8
| Jul precipitation days = 8.6
| Aug precipitation days = 8.5
| Sep precipitation days = 9.7
| Oct precipitation days = 12.5
| Nov precipitation days = 13.7
| Dec precipitation days = 14.4
| year precipitation days =137.8
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web
|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=23176001
|title=Normales et records pour La Souterraine (23)
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=21 November 2024}}}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20010330213443/http://www.mairie-lasouterraine.fr/ Official website of La Souterraine] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Commons category|La Souterraine}}
{{Creuse communes}}
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