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Aire-sur-l'Adour

Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°W / 43.70; -0.26
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Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aira d'Ador (Occitan)
Former market place
Former market place
Coat of arms of Aire-sur-l'Adour
Location of Aire-sur-l'Adour
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Aire-sur-l'Adour is located in France
Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aire-sur-l'Adour is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aire-sur-l'Adour
Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°W / 43.70; -0.26
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonAdour Armagnac
IntercommunalityAire-sur-l'Adour
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Lagrave[1]
Area
1
58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,220
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40001 /40800
Elevation68–176 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.

Aire-sur-l'Adour (French: [ɛːʁ syʁ laduʁ]; Occitan: Aira d'Ador or simply Aira, before 1962: Aire)[3] is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 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

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

Famed Spanish bullfighter Iván Fandiño died at the Arènes Maurice-Lauche in Aire-sur-l'Adour after being gored by a bull on 17 June 2017.

Sights

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Saint Quitterie Church

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,665—    
1975 5,896+0.57%
1982 6,242+0.82%
1990 6,205−0.07%
1999 6,003−0.37%
2007 6,070+0.14%
2012 6,136+0.22%
2017 6,129−0.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

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Twin towns

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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