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.

Suze
The town hall in Suze
The town hall in Suze
Location of Suze
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Suze is located in France
Suze
Suze
Suze is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Suze
Suze
Coordinates: 44°45′37″N 5°06′48″E / 44.7603°N 5.1133°E / 44.7603; 5.1133
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonCrest
IntercommunalityVal de Drôme en Biovallée
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Bérangère Driay[1]
Area
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14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
242
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26346 /26400
Elevation239–730 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 223—    
1975 177−3.25%
1982 187+0.79%
1990 164−1.63%
1999 226+3.63%
2009 242+0.69%
2014 230−1.01%
2020 236+0.43%
Source: INSEE[3]

Landmarks

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The village has a cross to Saint Pancras and has a medieval Roman Catholic church.

Geographic context

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE