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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Solliès-Pont
Commune
The village square and the fountain of Saint-Jean-BaptisteThe village square and the fountain of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Coat of arms of Solliès-PontCoat of arms
Location of Solliès-Pont
Solliès-Pont is located in FranceSolliès-PontSolliès-PontShow map of FranceSolliès-Pont is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurSolliès-PontSolliès-PontShow map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°11′28″N 6°02′30″E / 43.1911°N 6.0417°E / 43.1911; 6.0417
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementToulon
CantonSolliès-Pont
IntercommunalityVallée du Gapeau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Garron
Area17.73 km (6.85 sq mi)
Population12,210
 • Density690/km (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code83130 /83210
Elevation39–343 m (128–1,125 ft)
(avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Solliès-Pont (French pronunciation: [sɔljɛs pɔ̃]; Occitan: Soliers-Pònt) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It was the first location of the 1995 Cuers massacre.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,214—    
1975 4,549+1.10%
1982 5,492+2.73%
1990 9,525+7.13%
1999 10,820+1.43%
2007 10,792−0.03%
2012 11,624+1.50%
2017 11,149−0.83%
Source: INSEE

In popular culture

Solliès-Pont is the setting of Vladimir Nabokov's 1923 Russian-language poem “Прованс” ("Provence"). The original poem and its English translation by the author were set to music by composers Ivan Barbotin and James DeMars as part of the song cycle "Sing, Poetry" on the 2011 contemporary classical album Troika.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Troika: Russia’s westerly poetry in three orchestral song cycles", Rideau Rouge Records, ASIN: B005USB24A, 2011.
Var (department) Communes of the Var department


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