Aire-sur-l'Adour

Aire-sur-l'Adour

Former market place

Coat of arms
Aire-sur-l'Adour

Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°W / 43.70; -0.26Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°W / 43.70; -0.26
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Landes
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Aire-sur-l'Adour
Intercommunality Aire-sur-l'Adour
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Cabe
Area1 58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 6,092
  Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 40001 / 40800
Elevation 68–176 m (223–577 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 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.
Saint Quitterie Church

Aire-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It lies on the river Adour in the wine area of southwest France. It is an episcopal see of the Diocese of Aire and Dax. The nearest large towns are Mont-de-Marsan to the north and Pau to the south.

History

Aire (Atura, Vicus Julii) was the residence of the kings of the Visigoths. In 506, Alaric II drew up his famous code, the Breviarium Alaricianum.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,164    
18002,999−5.2%
18063,300+10.0%
18213,629+10.0%
18313,937+8.5%
18364,028+2.3%
18414,432+10.0%
18464,667+5.3%
18514,817+3.2%
18564,888+1.5%
18615,144+5.2%
18664,885−5.0%
18724,361−10.7%
18764,754+9.0%
18814,562−4.0%
18864,684+2.7%
18914,551−2.8%
18964,510−0.9%
19014,266−5.4%
19064,303+0.9%
19114,023−6.5%
19213,721−7.5%
19263,926+5.5%
19313,864−1.6%
19364,160+7.7%
19464,298+3.3%
19544,841+12.6%
19625,168+6.8%
19685,665+9.6%
19755,896+4.1%
19826,242+5.9%
19906,205−0.6%
19996,003−3.3%
20086,092+1.5%

Sights

Personalities

Twin towns

References

    External links

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