Salles, Gironde

Salles (Gascon: Salas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Salles
Commune
The church in Salles
Coat of arms
Location of Salles
Salles Salles
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
Area ^1	137.98 km^2 (53.27 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	7,028
• Density	51/km^2 (130/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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,837 —     1800 2,938 +3.6% 1806 2,953 +0.5% 1821 3,388 +14.7% 1831 3,618 +6.8% 1836 3,628 +0.3% 1841 3,840 +5.8% 1846 3,973 +3.5% 1851 3,918 −1.4% 1856 3,876 −1.1% 1861 3,966 +2.3% 1866 4,052 +2.2% 1872 4,015 −0.9% 1876 4,048 +0.8% 1881 3,872 −4.3% 1886 3,900 +0.7% 1891 3,884 −0.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 3,862 −0.6% 1901 3,866 +0.1% 1906 3,810 −1.4% 1911 3,756 −1.4% 1921 3,335 −11.2% 1926 3,307 −0.8% 1931 3,075 −7.0% 1936 2,848 −7.4% 1946 2,723 −4.4% 1954 2,840 +4.3% 1962 3,321 +16.9% 1968 3,353 +1.0% 1975 2,330 −30.5% 1982 2,313 −0.7% 1990 4,289 +85.4% 1999 5,257 +22.6% 2008 5,917 +12.6%

See also

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

References

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