Soumont

Soumont (en occitan Somont) est une commune française située dans le nord du département de l'Hérault en région Occitanie. Exposée à un climat méditerranéen, elle est drainée par le ruisseau de Rivernoux, le ruisseau de Rivièral et par deux autres cours d'eau. La commune possède un patrimoine naturel remarquable : un site Natura 2000 (« les contreforts du Larzac ») et deux zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique.

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Soumont

Soumont is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

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Saint-Michel de Grandmont Priory

Saint-Michel de Grandmont Priory is a former monastery of the Order of Grandmont in the commune of Saint-Privat, in Hérault, France. The priory is located in a wild area at the heart of an oak forest, about 10 km from the town of Lodève. Established in 1128, it is a listed national monument and is one of the best-preserved of the 160 Grandmontine monasteries. The Priory is now maintained by “Les Amis du Prieure Saint Michel de Grandmont”, a non-profit-making association.

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Fozières

Fozières is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

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Canton of Lodève

The canton of Lodève is an administrative division of the Hérault department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lodève.

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Diocese of Lodève

The Bishopric of Lodève is a former Roman Catholic diocese in southern France. Its episcopal see was located in Lodève, in the modern department of Hérault. It was a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Narbonne. In 1790, the diocese was suppressed by the National Constituent Assembly, and in 1801 by Pope Pius VII. Its territory is now part of the archdiocese of Montpellier. The seat of the bishop was in the cathedral of Saint Genesius, dedicated in 975.

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Soumont est une commune rurale qui compte 246 habitants en 2023, après avoir connu un pic de population de 355 habitants en 1793. Elle est dans l'agglomération de Lodève et fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Lodève. Ses habitants sont appelés les Soumontais ou Soumontaises.