Soliers
Commune in Normandy, France
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Soliers (French pronunciation: [sɔlje] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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 The church in Soliers | |
 Location of Soliers | |
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| Coordinates: 49°08′08″N 0°17′39″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Philippe Jouin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,260 |
| • Density | 445/km2 (1,150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14675 /14540 |
| Elevation | 27–53 m (89–174 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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 made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Four and Soliers.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 541 | — |
| 1975 | 695 | +3.64% |
| 1982 | 1,053 | +6.12% |
| 1990 | 1,625 | +5.57% |
| 1999 | 1,733 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 2,135 | +2.64% |
| 2012 | 2,155 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 2,070 | −0.80% |
| 2023 | 2,260 | +1.47% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
- Église Saint-Vigor de Soliers thirteenth century church listed as a Monument historique in 1927.[5]
Notable people
- Stanislas Touchet (1842 - 1926) a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Orléans from 1894 until his death, and became a cardinal in 1922 was born here.[6]
