Solomiac

Solomiac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Solomiac
War memorial and market hall
Location of Solomiac
Solomiac
Solomiac
Coordinates: 43°48′23″N 0°53′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonGimone-Arrats
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Mantovani
Area
1
13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
481
  Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32436 /32120
Elevation115–202 m (377–663 ft)
(avg. 113 m or 371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Solomiac and its surrounding communes

History

Solomiac was founded in 1322, by the Planselve Abbey, the Cistercian monastery, which was active from 1143 until 1789 and Beraud, the Seneschal of Solomiac.

Structure

This Bastide has the typical central market square with the halle, the market building in the center of this open space. The market building is built with stone with wooden and stone pillars on the roof. Around this area there are the typical stone houses with the arcades. At the top of the square, where is a church.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962519    
1968505−2.7%
1975446−11.7%
1982391−12.3%
1990363−7.2%
1999364+0.3%
2008418+14.8%

See also

  • Communes of the Gers department
  • "Select Solomiac, at All Bastides". John Reps Collection. Cornell University Library.

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.