Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer | ||
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica,
a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998 | ||
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Soulac-sur-Mer | ||
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Soulac-sur-Mer | ||
Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W / 45.5119°N 1.1236°WCoordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W / 45.5119°N 1.1236°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
Canton | Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc | |
Intercommunality | Pointe du Médoc | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Xavier Pintat | |
Area1 | 28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 2,714 | |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 33514 / 33780 | |
Elevation |
0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 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. |
Soulac-sur-Mer is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It's a seaside resort on the côte d'Argent, in the Medoc peninsula, at 12 km from Royan and 86 km from Bordeaux.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 742 | — |
1800 | 673 | −9.3% |
1806 | 651 | −3.3% |
1821 | 656 | +0.8% |
1831 | 801 | +22.1% |
1836 | 768 | −4.1% |
1841 | 814 | +6.0% |
1846 | 840 | +3.2% |
1851 | 950 | +13.1% |
1856 | 1,101 | +15.9% |
1861 | 1,165 | +5.8% |
1866 | 1,315 | +12.9% |
1872 | 1,185 | −9.9% |
1876 | 716 | −39.6% |
1881 | 720 | +0.6% |
1886 | 813 | +12.9% |
1891 | 993 | +22.1% |
1896 | 1,349 | +35.9% |
1901 | 1,388 | +2.9% |
1906 | 1,601 | +15.3% |
1911 | 1,650 | +3.1% |
1921 | 1,672 | +1.3% |
1926 | 1,586 | −5.1% |
1931 | 2,043 | +28.8% |
1936 | 2,009 | −1.7% |
1946 | 1,883 | −6.3% |
1954 | 2,097 | +11.4% |
1962 | 2,113 | +0.8% |
1968 | 2,198 | +4.0% |
1975 | 2,387 | +8.6% |
1982 | 2,536 | +6.2% |
1990 | 2,790 | +10.0% |
1999 | 2,720 | −2.5% |
2008 | 2,714 | −0.2% |
Twin towns — Sister cities
Soulac-sur-Mer is twinned with:
- Saarburg, Germany (1972)
- Ospedaletti, Italy (1972)
- Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma, Spain (1988)
- Castlerea, Ireland (1990)
See also
References
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