Soulac-sur-Mer

Soulac-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: ​[sulak syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Solac de Mar, [suˈlak de ˈmaɾ], lit. 'Soulac on Sea'), commonly known as Soulac (Solac), is a commune in the department of Gironde, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), France. It's a seaside resort on the Côte d'Argent, on the peninsula of Médoc, 12 km from Royan and 86 km from Bordeaux.

Soulac-sur-Mer
Solac de Mar (Occitan)
Commune
Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998
Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998
Coat of arms of Soulac-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer is located in France
Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLesparre-Médoc
CantonLe Nord-Médoc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Pintat[1]
Area
1
28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,833
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Soulacais, Soulacaise (French)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33514 /33780
Elevation0–25 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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 742—    
1800 673−1.38%
1806 651−0.55%
1821 656+0.05%
1831 801+2.02%
1836 768−0.84%
1841 814+1.17%
1846 840+0.63%
1851 950+2.49%
1856 1,101+2.99%
1861 1,165+1.14%
1866 1,315+2.45%
1872 1,185−1.72%
1876 716−11.83%
1881 720+0.11%
1886 813+2.46%
1891 993+4.08%
1896 1,349+6.32%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,388+0.57%
1906 1,601+2.90%
1911 1,650+0.60%
1921 1,672+0.13%
1926 1,586−1.05%
1931 2,043+5.19%
1936 2,009−0.34%
1946 1,883−0.65%
1954 2,097+1.35%
1962 2,113+0.10%
1968 2,198+0.66%
1975 2,387+1.19%
1982 2,536+0.87%
1990 2,790+1.20%
1999 2,720−0.28%
2007 2,679−0.19%
2012 2,531−1.13%
2017 2,811+2.12%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

Soulac is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Soulac-sur-Mer, EHESS. (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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