Soulac-sur-Mer
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Soulac-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sulak syʁ mɛʁ]; lit. 'Soulac-on-Sea'; Occitan: Solac de Mar, [suˈlak de ˈmaɾ]), commonly known as Soulac (Solac), is a commune in the department of Gironde, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), France. It is a seaside resort on the Côte d'Argent, on the peninsula of the Médoc, 12 km from Royan and 86 km from Bordeaux.
Soulac-sur-Mer
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Soulac-sur-Mer | |
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| Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Nord-Médoc |
| Intercommunality | CC Médoc Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Pintat[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,100 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Soulacais, Soulacaise (French) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33514 /33780 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The history of the town remains relatively unknown before the medieval period. The town was for a time known as Noviomagus, mentioned by Ptolemy in his work Geography as being one of the two parts of a city held by the Bituriges Vivisques tribe, but this theory remains controversial in modern times. The territory of the town has been inhabited since the Neolithic period and through the Bronze Age, as shown by several archaeological discoveries. At the time, the configuration of the coasts differed. Soulac, today by the sea, was then located on the banks of the river. The town was at the end of an ancient route known as the Levade (or Lébade).
Population
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Twin towns — sister cities
Soulac is twinned with:
Saarburg, Germany (1972)
Ospedaletti, Liguria, Italy (1972)
Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma, Castile and León, Spain (1988)
Castlerea, Connacht, Ireland (1990)
