Aix-en-Diois
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Commune of Aix-en-Diois |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Die |
| Canton | Die |
| Intercommunality | Diois |
| Mayor | Hervé Guihur (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 433 m–1,259 m (avg. 444 m) |
| Land area¹ | 16.49 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
255 |
| - Density | 15/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26001/ 26150 |
| 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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Aix-en-Diois is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
[edit] History
Aix-en-Diois belonged to the counts and later to the bishops of Die (12th century). Later, it belonged to the Princes of Orange, and finally to the La Tour du Pin family (17th century).
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