Soyaux ( or ) is a
commune in the
Charente
Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, and also the r ...
department in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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region
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in southwestern
France
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.
Population
Notable people
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Bruno Périer
Bruno Périer (born December 28, 1966) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
See also
*Football in France
*List of football clubs in France
This is a list of notable men's and women's association football, football club ...
(born 1966), former professional footballer
Sights
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Sentier botanique de Soyaux
Sentier is a neighbourhood in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris which has been known historically as a multicultural textile and garment manufacturing district. Since the late 1990s, it has increasingly become home to many Internet start-up compani ...
See also
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Communes of the Charente department
The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2025.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):[ASJ Soyaux
ASJ Soyaux Charente (''Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente''), commonly known as Soyaux, is a women's football club founded in 1968 and based in Soyaux, France. The club had played in France's top division except for spans of relega ...]
Twin town
Soyaux is twinned with
Monifieth, Angus
Monifieth () is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast. In , the population of Monifieth was estimated at , making it the fifth largest town ...
, Scotland since 1994.
References
Communes of Charente
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