Soyaux

Sister cities

• Monifieth
• Ivančice
• Palos de la Frontera

Geography

=== Location and Access === Soyaux is a commune located directly east of Angoulême, on the road to Périgueux. It is part of Greater Angoulême, and is the second most populated commune after Angoulême, and the third most populated commune in the department after Cognac. It is crossed by the D939, the former National Route 139, from La Rochelle to Périgueux via Angoulême. The town is bypassed to the east by the Angoulême eastern ring road (D1000), which, from 2006, runs south towards Puymoyen and Angoulême - Ma Campagne, and north towards L'Isle-d'Espagnac. The latter half was opened in 2010. The ring road intersects the Périgueux road at the Effamiers roundabout. The D121 also crosses the commune, from the D939 to Isle-d'Espagnac and Gond-Pontouvre. It passes through Vieux Bourg and Les Rochers. It runs alongside the ring road, as the latter does not have an interchange serving this part of Isle-d'Espagnac.. The largest neighborhood in Soyaux is "Le Champ de Manœuvre," a social housing estate built in the 1960s and 1970s. It includes buildings of no more than five stories, as well as three 14-story towers. The old village of Soyaux, quite small, is located just north of the Périgueux road. The parish church is situated there. The neighborhoods of Beaumont, near the Chanzy stadium, Grapillet, Terre Neuve, Tout-y-Faut, and La Cigogne are part of the urban area. The other hamlets are: Recoux, les Rochers, Bois Menu, Antornac (also spelled Antournac, or Antournat at the beginning of the 20th century), Montboulard, la Croix Blanche, Frégeneuil, le Pétureau, le Peux, etc..