Sommesous
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Sommesous is a commune
in the Marne
department in north-eastern France
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It was the birthplace of Pierre Louis Prieur
(1756-1827), French politician.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Marne
Marne
Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
department in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- Population: 409
- Area: 37.04 km²
- Altitude: 168 m
It was the birthplace of Pierre Louis Prieur
Pierre Louis Prieur
Pierre Louis Prieur was a French politician.-Biography:Born in Sommesous , Prieur practised as a lawyer at Châlons-sur-Marne until 1789, when he was elected to the States-General...
(1756-1827), French politician.