Souilly

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Souilly
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The town hall in Souilly
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Souilly
Location of Souilly
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Souilly
Coordinates: 49°01′43″N5°17′14″E / 49.0286°N 5.2872°E / 49.0286; 5.2872
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Dieue-sur-Meuse
Intercommunality Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Armel Lantreibecq [1]
Area
1
26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [2]
426
  Density16.0/km2 (41.5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55498 /55220
Elevation242–344 m (794–1,129 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Souilly (French pronunciation: [suji] ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The Town Hall, fronting on the Voie Sacrée, served as headquarters for general Pétain and, later, general Nivelle during the Battle of Verdun in 1916. In 1918, it served as headquarters for general Pershing during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2025.