Solliès-Pont
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Solliès-Pont
|commune status = Commune
|image = Solliès-Pont - Fontaine Saint-Jean-Baptiste - 1.jpg
|caption = The village square and the fountain of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Solliès-Pont (Var).svg
|arrondissement = Toulon
|canton = Solliès-Pont
|INSEE = 83130
|postal code = 83210
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Vallée du Gapeau
|coordinates = {{coord|43.1911|6.0417|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 72
|elevation min m = 39
|elevation max m = 343
|area km2 = 17.73
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
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}}
Solliès-Pont ({{IPA|fr|sɔljɛs pɔ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Soliers-Pònt}}) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It was the first location of the 1995 Cuers massacre.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83130#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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|graph-pos = right
|1968 |4214
|1975 |4549
|1982 |5492
|1990 |9525
|1999 |10820
|2007 |10792
|2012 |11624
|2017 |11149
}}
In popular culture
Solliès-Pont is the setting of Vladimir Nabokov's 1923 Russian-language poem “Прованс” ("Provence"). The original poem and its English translation by the author were set to music by composers Ivan Barbotin and James DeMars as part of the song cycle "Sing, Poetry" on the 2011 contemporary classical album Troika.[https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B005USB24A "Troika: Russia’s westerly poetry in three orchestral song cycles"], Rideau Rouge Records, ASIN: B005USB24A, 2011.
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Var (department)
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