Coordinates: 43°42′14″N 0°15′42″W / 43.7038888889°N 0.261666666667°W
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Commune of Aire-sur-l'Adour |
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 Former market place in Aire-sur-l'Adour |
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  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 |
| Intercommunality | Aire-sur-l'Adour |
| Mayor | Robert Cabe (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 68–176 m (220–580 ft) (avg. 80 m/260 ft) |
| Land area1 | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,003 (1999) |
| - Density | 104 /km2 (270 /sq mi) |
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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. | |
Aire-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes département in Aquitaine in south-western 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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History
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.
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]
Personalities linked to the the commune
- Florian Cazalot, rugby union player, born 1985 in Aire-sur-l'Adour
Twin town
Castro-Urdiales, Spain
References
Gallery
 Sainte-Quitterie church, Aire-sur-l'Adour, France |
External links
- History of CNES base devoted to launch stratospheric balloons
- Image of city's cathedral
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