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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 Town hall | |
Location of Soyaux  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°38′29″N 0°11′55″E / 45.6414°N 0.1986°E | |
| 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 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16374 /16800 |
| Elevation | 56–166 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. | |
Population
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Notable people
edit- Bruno Périer (born 1966), former professional footballer
Sights
editSee also
editTwin town
editSoyaux is twinned with Monifieth, Angus, Scotland since 1994.
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Soyaux, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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