Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois

Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois
Coat of arms of Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois Coat of arms
Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois
Location within Limousin region Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Meymac
Intercommunality	Ussel–Meymac–Haute-Corrèze
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Moratille
Area1	22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	70
• Density	3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	19244 / 19250
Elevation	723–956 m (2,372–3,136 ft) (avg. 850 m or 2,790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois 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 Central Asia) settled in Gaul in the fifth century.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	60	—
1968	101	+68.3%
1975	102	+1.0%
1982	79	−22.5%
1990	71	−10.1%
1999	53	−25.4%
2008	70	+32.1%

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department

References

• INSEE