Salles, Gironde

Salles
Commune
The church in Salles
Coat of arms
Location of Salles
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Coordinates: 44°33′10″N 0°52′05″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Les Landes des Graves
Intercommunality	Val de l'Eyre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Bureau[1]
Area ^1	137.98 km^2 (53.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,887
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33498 /33770
Elevation	7–76 m (23–249 ft) (avg. 41.5 m or 136 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Salles (French pronunciation: [sal] ^ⓘ; Gascon: Salas) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,837 —     1800 2,938 +0.50% 1806 2,953 +0.08% 1821 3,388 +0.92% 1831 3,618 +0.66% 1836 3,628 +0.06% 1841 3,840 +1.14% 1846 3,973 +0.68% 1851 3,918 −0.28% 1856 3,876 −0.22% 1861 3,966 +0.46% 1866 4,052 +0.43% 1872 4,015 −0.15% 1876 4,048 +0.20% 1881 3,872 −0.89% 1886 3,900 +0.14% 1891 3,884 −0.08% 1896 3,862 −0.11%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,866 +0.02% 1906 3,810 −0.29% 1911 3,756 −0.29% 1921 3,335 −1.18% 1926 3,307 −0.17% 1931 3,075 −1.44% 1936 2,848 −1.52% 1946 2,723 −0.45% 1954 2,840 +0.53% 1962 2,759 −0.36% 1968 2,916 +0.93% 1975 3,275 +1.67% 1982 3,645 +1.54% 1990 3,957 +1.03% 1999 4,487 +1.41% 2007 5,758 +3.17% 2012 6,349 +1.97% 2017 7,028 +2.05%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department
• Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Salles, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE