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Soulac-sur-Mer

Soulac-sur-Mer
Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica,  a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998
Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998
Coat of arms of Soulac-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Soulac-sur-Mer is located in France
Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W / 45.5119°N 1.1236°W / 45.5119; -1.1236Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 1°07′25″W / 45.5119°N 1.1236°W / 45.5119; -1.1236
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Lesparre-Médoc
Canton Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc
Intercommunality Pointe du Médoc
Government
 • 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)

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.

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.

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