Souilly

Souilly
Souilly
Location within Lorraine region Souilly
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Arrondissement of Verdun
Canton	Canton of Souilly
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Souilly
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christine Habart
Area1	26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	275
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	55498 / 55220
Elevation	242–344 m (794–1,129 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 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.

Souilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The Town Hall at Souilly, fronting on the Voie Sacree, served as headquarters for general Petain and, later, general Nivelle during the Battle of Verdun in 1916.