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Angoulême | |
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Angoulême Cathedral | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Angoulême |
Intercommunality | Angoulême |
Mayor | Philippe Lavaud (2008–2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 27–130 m (89–427 ft) (avg. 100 m/330 ft) |
Land area1 | 21.85 km2 (8.44 sq mi) |
Population2 | 43,112 (2008) |
- Density | 1,973/km2 (5,110/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16015/ 16000 |
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. |
Angoulême is a commune in the Charente department in France, in Poitou-Charentes region.
Sister cities
Angoulême is twinned with:
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Bury, United Kingdom
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Chicoutimi, Canada
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Gelendzhik, Russia
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Hildesheim, Germany
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Hoffman Estates, United States
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Ségou, Mali
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Turda, Romania
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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain