Soustons (French pronunciation: [sustɔ̃]; Occitan: Soston) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]

Soustons
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Soustons
Location of Soustons
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Soustons is located in France
Soustons
Soustons
Soustons is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Soustons
Soustons
Coordinates: 43°45′09″N 1°19′42″W / 43.7525°N 1.3283°W / 43.7525; -1.3283
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementDax
CantonMarensin Sud
IntercommunalityMaremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédérique Charpenel[1]
Area
1
100.38 km2 (38.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,421
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40310 /40140
Elevation0–62 m (0–203 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,504—    
1800 2,578+0.42%
1806 2,516−0.40%
1821 2,247−0.75%
1831 2,508+1.10%
1836 2,560+0.41%
1841 2,783+1.68%
1846 2,846+0.45%
1851 3,123+1.87%
1856 3,164+0.26%
1861 3,285+0.75%
1866 3,582+1.75%
1872 3,458−0.59%
1876 3,578+0.86%
1881 3,704+0.69%
1886 3,842+0.73%
1891 3,848+0.03%
1896 3,902+0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,946+0.22%
1906 3,888−0.30%
1911 3,951+0.32%
1921 3,711−0.62%
1926 3,773+0.33%
1931 3,763−0.05%
1936 3,702−0.33%
1946 3,923+0.58%
1954 4,034+0.35%
1962 4,242+0.63%
1968 4,522+1.07%
1975 5,127+1.81%
1982 5,102−0.07%
1990 5,283+0.44%
1999 5,743+0.93%
2007 6,941+2.40%
2012 7,398+1.28%
2017 7,877+1.26%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Soustons hosts one of the LORAN-C transmitters.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Soustons, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE