Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne village and Chateau
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
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| Coordinates: 45°16′21″N 0°10′16″E / 45.2725°N 0.1711°ECoordinates: 45°16′21″N 0°10′16″E / 45.2725°N 0.1711°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Canton | Tude-et-Lavalette | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aubeterre | |
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| • Mayor (2004–2020) | Jacques Mercier | |
| Area1 | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 418 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16020 /16390 | |
| Elevation | 38–112 m (125–367 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 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.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It has been officially listed as "One of the most beautiful villages in France," since 1993. Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is also well known for its Church of Saint Jean, an underground, Monolithic Church.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aubeterriens or Aubeterriennes.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is located in the extreme south-east of Charente department some 42 km south of Angoulême, 14 km east of Chalais and 16 km west by north-west of Ribérac. The entire eastern border is the Dronne river which is the boundary between the Charente and Dordogne departments. Access to the commune is by the D2 road from Saint-Romain in the west which passes around the town and continues east to Saint-Antoine-Cumond. The D17 road comes from Laprade in the north passing through the village and then forming the western border of the commune as it goes south to Bonnes. The village is on the northern border of the commune with the rest of the commune entirely farmland.
The commune is part of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most beautiful villages in France).
The Dronne river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Isle at Coutras. In the south of the commune a branch off the Dronne passes through the commune and is called Astier du Poulard.
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