Sainte-Soulle
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Sainte-Soulle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t sul]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
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 The church in Sainte-Soulle | |
 Location of Sainte-Soulle | |
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| Coordinates: 46°11′13″N 1°00′38″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | La Jarrie |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Ayral[1] |
Area 1 | 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,034 |
| • Density | 230.7/km2 (597.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17407 /17220 |
| Elevation | 3–42 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. | |
Geography
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-Comte—Rochefort) 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.
Once a farming commune, it underwent urbanisation in the 1990s, and many of its inhabitants now work in nearby La Rochelle.
History
The name of the commune comes from the local saint Soline (see also the commune of Sainte-Soline in the Deux-Sèvres department).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 5,034 | +1.76% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
