Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac-sur-Mer
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres Basilica,
a UNESCO world heritage site since 1998 | |
Location of Soulac-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Le Nord-Médoc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Pintat |
Area 1 | 28.89 km2 (11.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,011 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Soulacais, Soulacaise (French) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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Soulac-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sulak syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Solac de Mar, [suˈlak de ˈmaɾ], lit. 'Soulac on Sea'), commonly known as Soulac (Solac), is a commune in the department of Gironde, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), France. It is a seaside resort on the Côte d'Argent, on the peninsula of Médoc, 12 km from Royan and 86 km from Bordeaux.