Salles, Gironde

Salles
Commune
The church in Salles
Coat of arms
Location of Salles
Salles Location within France Salles Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°33′10″N 0°52′05″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Les Landes des Graves
Intercommunality	Val de l'Eyre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Bureau
Area 1	137.98 km2 (53.27 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	8,208
• Density	59.49/km2 (154.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33498 /33770
Elevation	7–76 m (23–249 ft) (avg. 41.5 m or 136 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Salles (French pronunciation: [sal] ^ⓘ; Gascon: Salas) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,837	—
1800	2,938	+0.50%
1806	2,953	+0.08%
1821	3,388	+0.92%
1831	3,618	+0.66%
1836	3,628	+0.06%
1841	3,840	+1.14%
1846	3,973	+0.68%
1851	3,918	−0.28%
1856	3,876	−0.22%
1861	3,966	+0.46%
1866	4,052	+0.43%
1872	4,015	−0.15%
1876	4,048	+0.20%
1881	3,872	−0.89%
1886	3,900	+0.14%
1891	3,884	−0.08%
1896	3,862	−0.11%
1901	3,866	+0.02%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	3,810	−0.29%
1911	3,756	−0.29%
1921	3,335	−1.18%
1926	3,307	−0.17%
1931	3,075	−1.44%
1936	2,848	−1.52%
1946	2,723	−0.45%
1954	2,840	+0.53%
1962	2,759	−0.36%
1968	2,916	+0.93%
1975	3,275	+1.67%
1982	3,645	+1.54%
1990	3,957	+1.03%
1999	4,487	+1.41%
2007	5,758	+3.17%
2012	6,349	+1.97%
2017	7,028	+2.05%
2023	8,208	+2.62%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

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