Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aire-sur-l'Adour (French: [ɛːʁ syʁ laduʁ]; Occitan: Aira d'Ador or simply Aira) is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aira d'Ador (Occitan) | |
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Former market place | |
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Location of Aire-sur-l'Adour | |
Aire-sur-l'Adour Aire-sur-l'Adour | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Adour Armagnac |
| Intercommunality | Aire-sur-l'Adour |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Lagrave |
| Area 1 | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 6,220 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40001 /40800 |
| Elevation | 68–176 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. | |
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.
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