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Sainte-Soulle

Coordinates: 46°11′13″N 1°00′38″W / 46.187°N 1.0106°W / 46.187; -1.0106
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Sainte-Soulle
The church in Sainte-Soulle
The church in Sainte-Soulle
Location of Sainte-Soulle
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Sainte-Soulle is located in France
Sainte-Soulle
Sainte-Soulle
Sainte-Soulle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Soulle
Sainte-Soulle
Coordinates: 46°11′13″N 1°00′38″W / 46.187°N 1.0106°W / 46.187; -1.0106
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonLa Jarrie
IntercommunalityCA La Rochelle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Ayral[1]
Area
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21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,961
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17407 /17220
Elevation3–42 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

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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-ComteRochefort) 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

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The name of the commune comes from the local saint Soline (see also the commune of Sainte-Soline in the Deux-Sèvres department).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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