Soyaux
Soyaux | |
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 Town hall | |
Location of Soyaux  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Soyaux |
| Intercommunality | Grand Angoulême |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Nebout |
| Area 1 | 12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 10,289 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16374 /16800 |
| Elevation | 56–166 m (184–545 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Soyaux (pronounced [so'jo]) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 486 | — |
| 1800 | 496 | +2.1% |
| 1806 | 517 | +4.2% |
| 1821 | 474 | −8.3% |
| 1831 | 568 | +19.8% |
| 1841 | 605 | +6.5% |
| 1846 | 676 | +11.7% |
| 1851 | 654 | −3.3% |
| 1856 | 615 | −6.0% |
| 1861 | 653 | +6.2% |
| 1866 | 700 | +7.2% |
| 1872 | 730 | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 793 | +8.6% |
| 1881 | 1,061 | +33.8% |
| 1886 | 1,311 | +23.6% |
| 1891 | 1,447 | +10.4% |
| 1896 | 1,515 | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 1,514 | −0.1% |
| 1906 | 1,540 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 1,630 | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 1,681 | +3.1% |
| 1926 | 1,836 | +9.2% |
| 1931 | 2,075 | +13.0% |
| 1936 | 2,282 | +10.0% |
| 1946 | 2,698 | +18.2% |
| 1954 | 2,959 | +9.7% |
| 1962 | 6,588 | +122.6% |
| 1968 | 11,680 | +77.3% |
| 1975 | 12,717 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 10,903 | −14.3% |
| 1990 | 10,353 | −5.0% |
| 1999 | 10,180 | −1.7% |
| 2008 | 10,289 | +1.1% |
Sights
See also
- Communes of the Charente department
- ASJ Soyaux
- Monifieth, Twin town.
References
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