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 New Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), France. It's a seaside resort on Côte d'Argent, in the peninsula of Médoc, at 12 km from Royan and 86 km from Bordeaux.
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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| Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Nord-Médoc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Pintat[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,825 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Soulacais, Soulacaise (French) |
| 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. | |
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Twin towns — sister cities
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)
See also
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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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