Soudan | ||
---|---|---|
Commune | ||
The church in Soudan
|
||
|
||
Coordinates: 47°44′18″N 1°18′13″W / 47.7383°N 1.3036°WCoordinates: 47°44′18″N 1°18′13″W / 47.7383°N 1.3036°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
Canton | Châteaubriant | |
Intercommunality | Castelbriantais | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Douaud | |
Area1 | 53.82 km2 (20.78 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 2,015 | |
• Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Soudanaises, Soudanais | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 44199 /44110 | |
Elevation | 57–111 m (187–364 ft) | |
Website | http://www.cc-castelbriantais.fr/ | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Soudan is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
The river Verzée rises in the north-western part of the commune, then flows eastward through its northern part; the river Chère rises in the southern part of the commune, then flows northwestward through its western part.