Aigre

Aigre (Loudspeaker.png pronunciation (info • help)) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

Aigre

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Town hall
Coat of arms of Aigre
Administration
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

  1. Aigre in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018, p. 4 (in French)