Sainte-Soulle
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | La Jarrie | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 1 ′ W | |
| height | 3–42 m | |
| surface | 21.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,533 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 208 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17220 | |
| INSEE code | 17407 | |
| Website | www.sainte-soulle.fr | |
Sainte-Soulle is a French commune with 4,533 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle , the canton of La Jarrie and is a member of the commune association La Rochelle Agglomération . The inhabitants are called Solinois (es) .
geography
Sainte-Soulle is about 13 kilometers east of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis landscape . The Canal de Marans à La Rochelle limits the municipality in the north-west. Sainte-Soulle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis in the north, Vérines in the east, Saint-Médard-d'Aunis in the south and southeast, Bourgneuf in the south and Dompierre-sur-Mer in the west.
The National Route 11 runs through the municipality . In addition to numerous smaller towns, the town of Usseau also belongs to the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,416 | 1,386 | 1.918 | 2,221 | 2,603 | 2,653 | 3.223 | 3,633 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sainte-Soulle
- Saint-Laurent church, historic monument since 1990
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 290-291.
