Soulaures (French pronunciation: [suloʁ]; Occitan: Solaura) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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 The town hall in Soulaures | |
Location of Soulaures  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°39′04″N 0°55′27″E / 44.6511°N 0.9242°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac |
| Canton | Lalinde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Magalie Pistore[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 72 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24542 /24540 |
| Elevation | 168–274 m (551–899 ft) (avg. 241 m or 791 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Church of Saint-Martial built in the twelfth century. The small single nave church has a bell placed at the right wall of the triumphal arch
Population
editThe inhabitants of Soulaures are called Soulaurais.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 88 | — |
| 1968 | 85 | −3.4% |
| 1975 | 80 | −5.9% |
| 1982 | 76 | −5.0% |
| 1990 | 72 | −5.3% |
| 1999 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 86 | +11.7% |
Economy
editAs of December 31, 2013, the municipality had eleven establishments, eight of them in agriculture, forestry or fishing, one in construction, one in industry, and one in the administrative sector.
See also
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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