Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois (; oc, Sent-Saupesí, ) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Corrèze
Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...
department in central
France
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.
Geography
The
Triouzoune
The Triouzoune ( oc, Triusona) is a long river in the Corrèze ''département'', south-central France. Its source is on the Plateau de Millevaches, north of ''la Rigaudie'', a hamlet in Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois. It flows generally south-southeast. ...
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
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, a
barbarian people (from
Oltenia
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) settled in
Gaul
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in the fifth century.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Corrèze department
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the Corrèze department of France
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References
Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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