Soula, Ariège

Soula (French pronunciation: [sula]; Occitan: Solan) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. The speleologist Joseph Delteil (1909–1979) was born in Soula.

Soula
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Soula
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Coordinates: 42°56′38″N 1°41′41″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Pays d'Olmes
Intercommunality	CA Pays Foix-Varilhes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Audinos[1]
Area 1	11.16 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	171
• Density	15.3/km2 (39.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09300 /09000
Elevation	480–1,011 m (1,575–3,317 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Soula are called Soulanois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	122	—
1968	100	−18.0%
1975	96	−4.0%
1982	100	+4.2%
1990	153	+53.0%
1999	159	+3.9%
2008	210	+32.1%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department