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
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Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°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[1] |
Area 1 | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 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.
Aire (Atura, Vicus Julii) once was the residence of the kings of the Visigoths. Here in 506 Alaric II drew up his code, the Breviarium Alaricianum.
Famed bullfighter Iván Fandiño died in Aire-sur-l'Adour after being gored by a bull on 17 June 2017.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,665 | — |
1975 | 5,896 | +0.57% |
1982 | 6,242 | +0.82% |
1990 | 6,205 | −0.07% |
1999 | 6,003 | −0.37% |
2007 | 6,070 | +0.14% |
2012 | 6,136 | +0.22% |
2017 | 6,129 | −0.02% |
Source: INSEE[3] |