Aigre
Aigre ( pronunciation (info • help)) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Aigre | |
Town hall | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Canton | Charente-Nord |
Intercommunality | Cœur de Charente |
Mayor | Jean-Paul Ayrault (2014-2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 60–151 m (197–495 ft) (avg. 68 m/223 ft) |
Land area1 | 23.82 km2 (9.20 sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16005/ 16140 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[1]
On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Villejésus was merged into Aigre.[2]
Aigre Media
References
- ↑ Aigre in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018, p. 4 (in French)