Suze, Drôme

Suze
Suze
Commune
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	Coordinates: 44°45′37″N 5°06′48″E / 44.7603°N 5.1133°ECoordinates: 44°45′37″N 5°06′48″E / 44.7603°N 5.1133°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
Area 1	14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	234
• 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.

Suze 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.

Population[]

Historical 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,^{[what language is this?]} '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.

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 22 April 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 22 April 2021.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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