Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer
Solac de Mar (Occitan) | |
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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 | Le Nord-Médoc |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Pintat[1] |
Area 1 | 28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 2,819 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Soulac-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sulak syʁ mɛʁ], literally Soulac on Sea; Occitan: Solac de Mar [suˈlak de ˈmaɾ]), commonly known as Soulac (Solac), is a commune in the department of Gironde, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 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.
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Soulac is twinned with:
- Saarburg, Germany (1972)
- Ospedaletti, Liguria, Italy (1972)
- Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma, Castile and León, Spain (1988)
- Castlerea, Connacht, Ireland (1990)
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References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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