Solomiac
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Solomiac | |
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 War memorial and market hall | |
Location of Solomiac  | |
  Solomiac  Solomiac | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′23″N 0°53′54″E / 43.8064°N 0.8983°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Gimone-Arrats |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Mantovani[1] |
Area 1 | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 499 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32436 /32120 |
| Elevation | 115–202 m (377–663 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Solomiac (French pronunciation: [sɔlɔmjak]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
History
Solomiac was founded in 1322, by the Planselve Abbey, the Cistercian monastery, which was active from 1143 until 1789 and Beraud, the Seneschal of Solomiac.
Structure
This Bastide has the typical central market square with the halle, the market building in the center of this open space. The market building is built with stone with wooden and stone pillars on the roof. Around this area there are the typical stone houses with the arcades. At the top of the square, where is a church.
