Soyaux

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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
 (2021) [2]
9,995
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/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.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 486—    
1800 496+0.29%
1806 517+0.69%
1821 474−0.58%
1831 568+1.83%
1841 605+0.63%
1846 676+2.24%
1851 654−0.66%
1856 615−1.22%
1861 653+1.21%
1866 700+1.40%
1872 730+0.70%
1876 793+2.09%
1881 1,061+6.00%
1886 1,311+4.32%
1891 1,447+1.99%
1896 1,515+0.92%
1901 1,514−0.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,540+0.34%
1911 1,630+1.14%
1921 1,681+0.31%
1926 1,836+1.78%
1931 2,075+2.48%
1936 2,282+1.92%
1946 2,698+1.69%
1954 2,959+1.16%
1962 6,588+10.52%
1968 11,680+10.01%
1975 12,717+1.22%
1982 10,903−2.17%
1990 10,353−0.64%
1999 10,177−0.19%
2007 10,348+0.21%
2012 9,570−1.55%
2017 9,351−0.46%
Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4]

Notable people

Sights

See also

Twin town

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Soyaux, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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