Department Vienne Intercommunality Pays Gencéen Area 26.21 km² | Canton Gençay Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 664 (1999) | |
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Sommières-du-Clain is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
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Toponymy
The name of the village is Celtic in origin. Originally it was composed of the words "Soli", the name of a chief, and "maros" which means "big". The name was recorded as "Solmeria" en 1096.
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