Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois explained

Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois (Corrèze).svg
Arrondissement:Ussel
Canton:Plateau de Millevaches
Insee:19244
Postal Code:19250
Mayor:Nathalie Laurent[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Coordinates:45.6161°N 2.1464°W
Elevation M:850
Elevation Min M:723
Elevation Max M:956
Area Km2:22.92

Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ sylpis le bwa/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent-Saupesí, in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /ʃẽ ʃɔwpә'si/) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography

The Triouzoune has its source in the northwestern part of the commune; it flows southeast through the commune and forms part of its southeastern boundary.

History

The village was once called Taphaleschat. The name is derived from Taifals, a barbarian people (from Oltenia) settled in Gaul in the fifth century.

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.