Angoulême
Angoulême (Occitan: [Engoleime] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a commune in southwestern France in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, of which it is its prefecture.
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| Angoulême, a view from Hirondelle golf course | |
| Coat of arms of Angoulême | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Angoulême-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Angoulême |
| Mayor | Xavier Bonnefont (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 27–130 m (89–427 ft) (avg. 100 m (330 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 21.85 km2 (8.44 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 41,955 (2014) |
| - Density | 1,920/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16015/ 16000 |
| 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. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
It was the capital of the old province of Angoumoi
Geography
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) |
| Map of the commune of Angoulême |
The city of Angoulême is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
The climate of Angoulême, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
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
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
Angoulême is the prefecture of the Charente department, the capital of the arrondissement of Angoulême and the administrative centre (French: [chef-lieu] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) 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] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)).
Twinned and partner towns
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Gallery
Angoulême Media
- Angouleme 1914.jpg
- Angouleme
- Angoulême 16 Le plateau vu de Saint-Martin 2014.jpg
Panorama of Angoulême from Saint-Martin (South).The church of Saint-Ausone, the cathedral of Saint-Pierre, and the city hall can all be seen.
- Topographie de angouleme.jpg
Topography of Angoulême city
- Ang musarcheo7b.JPG
A Capital from the 2nd century discovered in 1888 on the Rue des Halles
- Flag of Angoumois.svg
Flag of the ancient province of Angoumois
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Tour Clovis
- DUPUY PILS 55 - ANGOULEME - La Place des Halles centrales.JPG
The network of Tramway of Angoulême served the city from 1900 to 1935. Seen here is a carriage at the Place des Halles before the First World War.
- SJS 81 - ANGOULEME - Eglise et Faubourg Saint-Ausonne.JPG
The city was also the terminus of a metre-gauge light railway called the Chemins de fer économiques des Charentes to Chalais which ran from 1910 to 1948.
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Former pumping station to bring up water from the Touvre
Related pages
References
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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)