Sougé, Loir-et-Cher


Sougé is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.
It is situated on the Loir River in the Loir Valley, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The nearest town of more than 40,000 inhabitants is Tours.

History

In the time of the Romans, Sougé had a special importance because of his Roman's camp, called "Camp of Cesar" in the country. Today the fortifications are not visible any longer, but they were visible in the last century.

Geography

Sougé is a village in the department of Loir-et-Cher, there is 437 inhabitants.
The village of Sougé is near the village of Couture-sur-Loir. The village of Sougé is near the town of Montoire-sur-le-Loir.

Name

Sougé was called Silviacus, then Selgiacus, Sugeium in 1216, Sougeium in the 13th century, paroisse des Roches de Sougé in 1595, Sougé-sur-Loir in 1675, Sougé-sur-Braye after the French Revolution, and now Sougé.

Population

Sights

The spacious church of St. Quintin has a barrel-vaulted roof and early twentieth century glass depicting amongst other themes Pope Leo XIII. There are traces of Renaissance architecture along the main street. The village cemetery contains Commonwealth graves.