Solomiac

Solomiac
Commune
War memorial and market hall
Solomiac
Location within Occitanie region  Solomiac
Coordinates: 43°48′23″N 0°53′54″E / 43.8064°N 0.8983°E / 43.8064; 0.8983Coordinates: 43°48′23″N 0°53′54″E / 43.8064°N 0.8983°E / 43.8064; 0.8983
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Condom
Canton	Gimone-Arrats
Intercommunality	Bastides du Val d'Arrats
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Mantovani
Area1	13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	418
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	32436 /32120
Elevation	115–202 m (377–663 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Solomiac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Solomiac and its surrounding communes

History

Solomiac was founded in 1322, by the Planselve Abbey, the Cistercian monastery, which was active from 1143 until 1789 and Beraud, the Seneschal of Solomiac.

Structure

This Bastide has the typical central market square with the halle, the market building in the center of this open space. The market building is built with stone with wooden and stone pillars on the roof. Around this area there are the typical stone houses with the arcades. At the top of the square, where is a church.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Gers department
• "Select Solomiac, at All Bastides". John Reps Collection. Cornell University Library. 

References

• INSEE

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