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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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Sainte-Soulle
Commune
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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	4,846
• Density	220/km2 (580/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.

Formerly an agricultural commune, it became urbanized in the 1990s and many of its residents are now employed 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,356	—
1968	1,386	+2.2%
1975	1,918	+38.4%
1982	2,221	+15.8%
1990	2,603	+17.2%
1999	2,653	+1.9%
2008	3,471	+30.8%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

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- [en] Sainte-Soulle

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[ru] Сент-Суль

Сент-Суль (фр. Sainte-Soulle) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Пуату — Шаранта. Департамент коммуны — Шаранта Приморская. Входит в состав кантона Ла-Жарри. Округ коммуны — Ла-Рошель.

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