Angoulême
Angoulême | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
![]() Angoulême, a view from Hirondelle golf course | |
Coordinates: 45°39′N 0°10′E / 45.65°N 0.16°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Angoulême |
Canton | Angoulême-1, 2 and 3 |
Intercommunality | Grand Angoulême |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Xavier Bonnefont |
Area 1 | 21.85 km2 (8.44 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 41,955 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Angoumoisin (m) Angoumoisine (f) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16015 /16000 |
Elevation | 27–130 m (89–427 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
Website | Mairie de Angoulême |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Angoulême (Occitan: Engoleime) is a commune in southwestern France in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, of which it is its prefecture.
It was the capital of the old province of Angoumoi
Geography
[change | change source]The city of Angoulême is in the centre of the Charente department, on a plateau overlooking a meander of the Charente river.
It has an area of 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi).[1] Its average altitude is 78 m (256 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 86 m (282 ft).[2]
Bordeaux | Toulouse | Montpellier | Lyon | Nantes | Paris | Marseille |
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121 km (75 mi) | 357 km (222 mi) | 596 km (370 mi) | 520 km (320 mi) | 276 km (171 mi) | 450 km (280 mi) | 761 km (473 mi) |
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The city of Angoulême is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
[change | change source]The climate of Angoulême, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
[change | change source]The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Angoumoisins (women: Angoumoisines).[3]
With a population of 41,955,[4] Angoulême has a population density of 1,920 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Angoulême
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Angoulême forms, together with other 17 communes, the urban area of Angoulême with a population of 108,624 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 202.4 km2 (78.1 sq mi).[5] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Angoulême, formed by 106 communes, with a population of 180,820 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 1,597.8 km2 (616.9 sq mi).[6]
Administration
[change | change source]Angoulême is the prefecture of the Charente department, the capital of the arrondissement of Angoulême and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:
- Angoulême-1 formed by the commune Fléac and part of Angoulême, with 18,498 inhabitants (2014).
- Angoulême-2 formed by the commune L'Isle-d'Espagnac and part of Angoulême, with 18,990 inhabitants (2014).
- Angoulême-3 formed by the commune Soyaux and part of Angoulême, with 22,883 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Grand Angoulême (French: Communauté d'agglomération Grand Angoulême).
Twinned and partner towns
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Commune d'Angoulême (16015) - Comparateur de territoire". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "The city of Angoulême". Map-France.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Charente" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Unité urbaine d'Angoulême (16601)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Aire urbaine d'Angoulême (049)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Villes Jumelles" (in French). Mairie de Angoulême. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
Other websites
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- Mairie de Angoulême official website Archived 2005-12-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Grand Angoulême Archived 2017-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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