Solférino
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This article is about a town in France. For a town in Italy, see Solferino. For the French ironclad, see French ironclad Solférino (1861).
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Commune of Solférino |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Canton de Sabres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Haute Lande |
| Mayor | Guy Rizzo (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 74 m–85 m (avg. 83 m) |
| Land area¹ | 97,83 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
348 |
| - Density | 3/km² |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Solférino is a small town and commune in the Landes département, in the Aquitaine région of France.
According to INSEE data, its population in 1999 was 348.[1]
It was created in 1863 by Napoléon III by uniting several neighboring communities. It is named after the Battle of Solferino.
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