Suze, Drôme
Suze (French pronunciation: [syz]; Occitan: Susa) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France in the foothills of the Alps, its buildings are in a steeply-sloped village above a small tributary feeding into the Drôme which runs from the east into the Rhône.
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 The town hall in Suze | |
Location of Suze | |
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| Coordinates: 44°45′37″N 5°06′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Die |
| Canton | Crest |
| Intercommunality | Val de Drôme en Biovallée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Bérangère Driay[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi) |
| Population | 236 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26346 /26400 |
| Elevation | 239–730 m (784–2,395 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 331 | — |
| 1962 | 189 | −42.9% |
| 1968 | 223 | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 177 | −20.6% |
| 1982 | 187 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 164 | −12.3% |
| 1999 | 226 | +37.8% |
| 2008 | 252 | +11.5% |
Landmarks
The village has a cross to Saint Pancras and has a medieval Roman Catholic church.
Geographic context
Suze is centred 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Crest, the main population and the administrative centre of the canton. Gigors-et-Lozeron, Beaufort-sur-Gervanne, Cobonne, Aouste-sur-Sye, Mirabel-et-Blacons and Montclar-sur-Gervanne border Suze.
Etymology/topology
The name is a corruption of segusia, 'forceful', given to various elevated strongholds, made up of the components sego meaning 'force or vigour', and a suffix -us(e/a/ia). The same etymology describes Suze-la-Rousse to the south in Drôme and in Piedmont, Italy: Susa, which has a French name, Suse.
Personalities
- Peter II, Count of Savoy was born in Suze in 1203.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 22 April 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
