Sainte-Soulle
Encyclopedia
Sainte-Soulle is a commune
in the Charente-Maritime
department in the Poitou-Charentes
region
in southwestern France
.
and forms a part of the metropolitan area of La Rochelle.
It is traversed by the N11
(La Rochelle - Paris
), which can be accessed at the Usseau roundabout. At the Usseau roundabout, the route connecting La Rochelle
with Nantes
(N137) branches off the N11. The future highway A831 (Fontenay-le-Comte
—Rochefort
) will pass through the commune.
Apart from the village Sainte-Soulle, the commune consists of the localities Les Grandes-Rivières, Les Petites-Rivières, Saint-Coux, part of Fontpatour, le Treuil-Arnaudeau, Usseau, La Gabardelière, Chavagne and Le Raguenaud.
Formerly an agricultural commune, it became urbanized in the 1990s and its residents are now employed in nearby La Rochelle.
in the Deux-Sèvres
department).
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River.- History :Previously a part of Saintonge, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in the Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune is situated about 12 km (7.5 mi) east of La RochelleLa Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
and forms a part of the metropolitan area of La Rochelle.
It is traversed by the N11
Route nationale 11
The Route nationale 11, or RN11, is a trunk road in Southwest France between Poitiers and La Rochelle. It is part of European route E611.-Reclassification:...
(La Rochelle - Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), which can be accessed at the Usseau roundabout. At the Usseau roundabout, the route connecting La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
with Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
(N137) branches off the N11. The future highway A831 (Fontenay-le-Comte
Fontenay-le-Comte
Fontenay-le-Comte is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:The Vendée River flows though the town. The town has an area of .-History:...
—Rochefort
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:...
) will pass through the commune.
Apart from the village Sainte-Soulle, the commune consists of the localities Les Grandes-Rivières, Les Petites-Rivières, Saint-Coux, part of Fontpatour, le Treuil-Arnaudeau, Usseau, La Gabardelière, Chavagne and Le Raguenaud.
Formerly an agricultural commune, it became urbanized in the 1990s and its residents are now employed in nearby La Rochelle.
History
The name of the commune comes from Saint Soline (see also the commune of Sainte-SolineSainte-Soline
Sainte-Soline is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.-References:*...
in the Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...
department).