Sainte-Soulle
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| Coordinates: 46°11′13″N 1°00′38″W / 46.187°N 1.0106°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | La Jarrie |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Ayral[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,961 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17407 /17220 |
| Elevation | 3–42 m (9.8–137.8 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Soulle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t sul]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Geography[edit]
The commune is situated about 12 km (7.5 mi) east of La Rochelle and forms a part of the metropolitan area of La Rochelle.
It is traversed by the N11 (La Rochelle - Paris), which can be accessed at the Usseau roundabout. At the Usseau roundabout, the route connecting La Rochelle with Nantes (N137) branches off the N11. The future highway A831 (Fontenay-le-Comte—Rochefort) will pass through the commune.
Apart from the village Sainte-Soulle, the commune consists of the localities Les Grandes-Rivières, Les Petites-Rivières, Saint-Coux, part of Fontpatour, le Treuil-Arnaudeau, Usseau, La Gabardelière, Chavagne and Le Raguenaud.
Formerly an agricultural commune, it became urbanized in the 1990s and many of its residents are now employed in nearby La Rochelle.
History[edit]
The name of the commune comes from the local saint Soline (see also the commune of Sainte-Soline in the Deux-Sèvres department).
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,386 | — |
| 1975 | 1,918 | +4.75% |
| 1982 | 2,221 | +2.12% |
| 1990 | 2,603 | +2.00% |
| 1999 | 2,653 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 3,351 | +2.96% |
| 2012 | 3,740 | +2.22% |
| 2017 | 4,533 | +3.92% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[edit]
Media related to Sainte-Soulle at Wikimedia Commons
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