Soyaux

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Soyaux
Commune
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Soyaux
Location of Soyaux
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Soyaux
Coordinates: 45°38′29″N0°11′55″E / 45.6414°N 0.1986°E / 45.6414; 0.1986
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Angoulême-3
Intercommunality Grand Angoulême
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Nebout [1]
Area
1
12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
10,057
 • Density788.2/km2 (2,041/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16374 /16800
Elevation56–166 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 (French pronunciation: [swajo] or [sojo] ) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Situated east of Angoulême, it is one of the suburbs of the Angoulême urban area.

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Geography

Location and Access

Soyaux is a commune located directly east of Angoulême, on the road to Périgueux. It is part of Greater Angoulême, and is the second most populated commune after Angoulême, and the third most populated commune in the department after Cognac.

It is crossed by the D939, the former National Route 139, from La Rochelle to Périgueux via Angoulême.

The ring road and the D121 descending towards L'Isle-d'Espagnac. Soyaux rocade1.JPG
The ring road and the D121 descending towards L'Isle-d'Espagnac.

The town is bypassed to the east by the Angoulême eastern ring road (D1000), which, from 2006, runs south towards Puymoyen and Angoulême - Ma Campagne, and north towards L'Isle-d'Espagnac. The latter half was opened in 2010. The ring road intersects the Périgueux road at the Effamiers roundabout.

The D121 also crosses the commune, from the D939 to Isle-d'Espagnac and Gond-Pontouvre. It passes through Vieux Bourg and Les Rochers. It runs alongside the ring road, as the latter does not have an interchange serving this part of Isle-d'Espagnac. [3] .

Neighborhoods and hamlets

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Le Champ de Manœuvre.

The largest neighborhood in Soyaux is "Le Champ de Manœuvre," a social housing estate built in the 1960s and 1970s. It includes buildings of no more than five stories, as well as three 14-story towers.

The old village of Soyaux, quite small, is located just north of the Périgueux road. The parish church is situated there.

The neighborhoods of Beaumont, near the Chanzy stadium, Grapillet, Terre Neuve, Tout-y-Faut, and La Cigogne are part of the urban area.

The other hamlets are: Recoux, les Rochers, Bois Menu, Antornac (also spelled Antournac [4] , or Antournat at the beginning of the 20th century [5] ), Montboulard, la Croix Blanche, Frégeneuil, le Pétureau, le Peux, etc. [3] .

Population

Notable people

Sights

See also

Twin town

Soyaux is twinned with Monifieth, Angus, Scotland since 1994.

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 IGN map under Géoportail (France)|Géoportail]
  4. ↑ An older form preserved in the street name
  5. ↑ {{Ref-Charente-MB|passage=382}>
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Soyaux, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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