Salles, Gironde

Salles
Commune
The church in Salles
Coat of arms
Location of Salles
Salles Salles
Coordinates: 44°33′10″N 0°52′05″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Les Landes des Graves
Intercommunality	Val de l'Eyre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Bureau
Area 1	137.98 km2 (53.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	7,887
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33498 /33770
Elevation	7–76 m (23–249 ft) (avg. 41.5 m or 136 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Salles (French pronunciation: [sal] ; Gascon: Salas) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,837 —     1800 2,938 +0.50% 1806 2,953 +0.08% 1821 3,388 +0.92% 1831 3,618 +0.66% 1836 3,628 +0.06% 1841 3,840 +1.14% 1846 3,973 +0.68% 1851 3,918 −0.28% 1856 3,876 −0.22% 1861 3,966 +0.46% 1866 4,052 +0.43% 1872 4,015 −0.15% 1876 4,048 +0.20% 1881 3,872 −0.89% 1886 3,900 +0.14% 1891 3,884 −0.08% 1896 3,862 −0.11%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,866 +0.02% 1906 3,810 −0.29% 1911 3,756 −0.29% 1921 3,335 −1.18% 1926 3,307 −0.17% 1931 3,075 −1.44% 1936 2,848 −1.52% 1946 2,723 −0.45% 1954 2,840 +0.53% 1962 2,759 −0.36% 1968 2,916 +0.93% 1975 3,275 +1.67% 1982 3,645 +1.54% 1990 3,957 +1.03% 1999 4,487 +1.41% 2007 5,758 +3.17% 2012 6,349 +1.97% 2017 7,028 +2.05%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department
• Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne