Soliers
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Evrecy | |
| Community association | Caen la Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 27-53 m | |
| surface | 5.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,070 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 407 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14540 | |
| INSEE code | 14675 | |
| Website | www.soliers.fr | |
Soliers is a French commune with 2,070 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Évrecy .
Population development
- 1962: 471
- 1968: 541
- 1975: 695
- 1982: 1,053
- 1990: 1.625
- 1999: 1,733
- 2006: 2,102
- 2016: 2,087
Attractions
- Saint-Vigor church from the 13th century ( monument historique since 1927)
Personalities
- Arthur-Xavier Ducellier (1832–1893), Bishop of Bayonne and Archbishop of Besançon
- Stanislas-Arthur-Xavier Touchet (1842–1926), Bishop of Orléans and Cardinal , nephew of the previous one
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 304-306.
Web links
Commons : Soliers - collection of images, videos and audio files
