Solférino

Solférino is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

This article is about a town in France. For a town in Italy, see Solferino. For the French ironclad, see French ironclad Solférino (1861).
Solférino
Commune
Town hall
Location of Solférino
Solférino
Solférino
Coordinates: 44°08′47″N 0°54′57″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonHaute Lande Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Didier Ferry
Area
1
97.83 km2 (37.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
324
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40303 /40210
Elevation74–85 m (243–279 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was created in 1863 by Napoléon III by uniting several neighboring communities. It is named after the Battle of Solferino.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1866592—    
1872508−14.2%
1881476−6.3%
1891565+18.7%
1901594+5.1%
1911472−20.5%
1921465−1.5%
1931333−28.4%
1946389+16.8%
YearPop.±%
1954340−12.6%
1962418+22.9%
1968447+6.9%
1975486+8.7%
1982414−14.8%
1990403−2.7%
1999348−13.6%
2008351+0.9%
2013346−1.4%

See also

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


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