Sainte-Soulle

History

The name of the commune comes from the local saint Soline (see also the commune of Sainte-Soline in the Deux-Sèvres department).

Geography

The commune is situated about east of La Rochelle 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. Once a farming commune, it underwent urbanisation in the 1990s, and many of its inhabitants now work in nearby La Rochelle.

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,311
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  2,191
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,172
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,064
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,790
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,741
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,687
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,629

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2023-06-17
  2 km WSW of Marans, France
• M 4.8 — 2023-06-16
  5 km WNW of Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, France
• M 4.1 — 2018-02-12
  3 km SSE of La Meilleraie-Tillay, France
• M 3.9 — 2016-04-28
  6 km WSW of Châtelaillon-Plage, France
• M 3.9 — 2013-03-06
  0 km E of Ars-en-Ré, France
• M 4.2 — 2010-09-28
  9 km W of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, France