Aire-sur-l'Adour
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Commune of Aire-sur-l'Adour |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Aire-sur-l'Adour (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes d'Aire-sur-l'Adour |
| Mayor | Robert Cabe (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 68 m–176 m (avg. 80 m) |
| Land area¹ | 58 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,003 |
| - Density | 104/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 40001/ 40800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Aire-sur-l'Adour is a small town and commune in the Landes département, in the Aquitaine région of 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.
The Church of Sainte-Quitterie is dedicated to Saint Quiteria, who, according to Christian tradition, was beheaded here in the fifth century. This church was on the pilgrimage route called the Way of St. James.
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[edit] Ecclesiastical History
The diocese at Aire was founded in the 5th Century. It continued until it was suppressed in 1801. It was restored in 1822. In 1857 it was renamed the Diocese of Aire et Dax.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] Gallery
 Sainte-Quitterie church, Aire-sur-l'Adour, France |
[edit] External links
- History of CNES base devoted to launch stratospheric balloons
- Image of city's cathedral
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