Soyaux

Soyaux (pronounced [so'jo]) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Soyaux
Commune
Town hall
Location of Soyaux
Soyaux
Soyaux
Coordinates: 45°38′29″N 0°11′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonAngoulême-3
IntercommunalityGrand Angoulême
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) François Nebout
Area
1
12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
9,351
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16374 /16800
Elevation56–166 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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793486—    
1800496+2.1%
1806517+4.2%
1821474−8.3%
1831568+19.8%
1841605+6.5%
1846676+11.7%
1851654−3.3%
1856615−6.0%
1861653+6.2%
1866700+7.2%
1872730+4.3%
1876793+8.6%
18811,061+33.8%
18861,311+23.6%
18911,447+10.4%
18961,515+4.7%
YearPop.±%
19011,514−0.1%
19061,540+1.7%
19111,630+5.8%
19211,681+3.1%
19261,836+9.2%
19312,075+13.0%
19362,282+10.0%
19462,698+18.2%
19542,959+9.7%
19626,588+122.6%
196811,680+77.3%
197512,717+8.9%
198210,903−14.3%
199010,353−5.0%
199910,180−1.7%
200810,289+1.1%

Sights

See also

Twin town

Soyaux is twinned with Monifieth, Angus, Scotland since 1994.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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