Solliès-Pont

Solliès-Pont
The village square and the fountain of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Coat of arms
Solliès-Pont
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Solliès-Pont
Coordinates: 43°11′28″N 6°02′30″E / 43.1911°N 6.0417°ECoordinates: 43°11′28″N 6°02′30″E / 43.1911°N 6.0417°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Toulon
Canton	Solliès-Pont
Intercommunality	Vallée du Gapeau
Area^1	17.73 km^2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	10,935
• Density	620/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83130 / 83210
Elevation	39–343 m (128–1,125 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 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.

Solliès-Pont is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Cultural references

• 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.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE

1. "Troika: Russia’s westerly poetry in three orchestral song cycles", Rideau Rouge Records, ASIN: B005USB24A, 2011.