Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer is a commune and seaside resort in southwestern France on the Atlantic Ocean.
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le-Nord-Médoc |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 12 m (39 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,531 (2012) |
| - Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33514/ 33780 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Population | ±% |
| 1793 | 742 | — |
| 1800 | 673 | −9.3% |
| 1806 | 651 | −3.3% |
| 1821 | 656 | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 801 | +22.1% |
| 1836 | 768 | −4.1% |
| 1841 | 814 | +6.0% |
| 1846 | 840 | +3.2% |
| 1851 | 950 | +13.1% |
| 1856 | 1,101 | +15.9% |
| 1861 | 1,165 | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 1,315 | +12.9% |
| 1872 | 1,185 | −9.9% |
| 1876 | 716 | −39.6% |
| 1881 | 720 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 813 | +12.9% |
| 1891 | 993 | +22.1% |
| 1896 | 1,349 | +35.9% |
| 1901 | 1,388 | +2.9% |
| 1906 | 1,601 | +15.3% |
| 1911 | 1,650 | +3.1% |
| 1921 | 1,672 | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 1,586 | −5.1% |
| 1931 | 2,043 | +28.8% |
| 1936 | 2,009 | −1.7% |
| 1946 | 1,883 | −6.3% |
| 1954 | 2,097 | +11.4% |
| 1962 | 2,113 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2,198 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 2,387 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 2,536 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 2,790 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 2,720 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,714 | −0.2% |
References
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