Soral
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| Coordinates: 46°08′N 6°03′E / 46.133°N 6.050°ECoordinates: 46°08′N 6°03′E / 46.133°N 6.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Geneva | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 752 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1286 | |
| SFOS number | 6639 | |
| Surrounded by | Avusy, Bernex, Laconnex, Perly-Certoux, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois (FR-74), Viry (FR-74) | |
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| Nationality | Amount | % total (population) |
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 France
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41 | 5.5 |
 Portugal
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27 | 3.6 |
 UK
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24 | 3.2 |
 Spain
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9 | 1.2 |
 Italy
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5 | 0.7 |
Soral is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
Soral is first mentioned in 1236 as Sorraz.
Soral has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.95 square kilometers (1.14 sq mi). Of this area, 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) or 82.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.12 km2 (0.046 sq mi) or 4.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.7% of the area Out of the forested land, 2.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 62.4% is used for growing crops and 3.7% is pastures, while 16.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is the southern most municipality of the canton and lies on the Swiss-French border between Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and Viry, both in the Haute-Savoie department.
The municipality of Soral consists of the sub-sections or villages of Plaine-du-Loup, Les Lolliets and Entre-Deux-Vignobles.
Soral has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 752. As of 2008[update], 16.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 21.3%. It has changed at a rate of 37.7% due to migration and at a rate of -15.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (542 or 90.8%), with German being second most common (18 or 3.0%) and English being third (13 or 2.2%). There are 3 people who speak Italian.
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