| Soulac-sur-Mer | ||
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998
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| Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W / 45.5119°N 1.1236°WCoordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W / 45.5119°N 1.1236°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc | |
| Intercommunality | Pointe du Médoc | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Xavier Pintat | |
| Area1 | 28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,714 | |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33514 /33780 | |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Soulac-sur-Mer is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It's a seaside resort on the côte d'Argent, in the Medoc peninsula, at 12 km from Royan and 86 km from Bordeaux.
Soulac-sur-Mer is twinned with: