Solférino

Solférino is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Solférino
Commune
Town hall
Location of Solférino
Solférino Solférino
Coordinates: 44°08′47″N 0°54′57″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Haute Lande Armagnac
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Didier Ferry
Area ^1	97.83 km^2 (37.77 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	324
• Density	3.3/km^2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40303 /40210
Elevation	74–85 m (243–279 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was created in 1863 by Napoléon III by uniting several neighboring communities. It is named after the Battle of Solferino.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1866 592 —     1872 508 −14.2% 1881 476 −6.3% 1891 565 +18.7% 1901 594 +5.1% 1911 472 −20.5% 1921 465 −1.5% 1931 333 −28.4% 1946 389 +16.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1954 340 −12.6% 1962 418 +22.9% 1968 447 +6.9% 1975 486 +8.7% 1982 414 −14.8% 1990 403 −2.7% 1999 348 −13.6% 2008 351 +0.9% 2013 346 −1.4%

See also

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

References

• INSEE statistics

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