Sougé, Loir-et-Cher
Sougé, also known as Sougé-sur-Braye () for disambiguation, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is situated on the river Loir in the Loire Valley, Centre Region. 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 Pierre de Ronsard) and the town of Montoire-sur-le-Loir. Name. Sougé was called "Silviacus" (3rd and 8th century), then "Selgiacus" (11th century), "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. 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 (and almost only) street. The village cemetery contains Commonwealth graves. Communes near Sougé: