Aire-sur-l'Adour
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Former market place
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°WCoordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Landes | |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan | |
| Canton | Adour Armagnac | |
| Intercommunality | Aire-sur-l'Adour | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Xavier Lagrave | |
| Area1 | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 6,186 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/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) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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 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.
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.
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