Aire urbaine d'Angoulême

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L'aire urbaine d'Angoulême est une aire urbaine française centrée sur l'unité urbaine d'Angoulême. Composée de 103 communes, elle comptait 182 675 habitants en 2016.

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Angoulême

Angoulême is a small city in the southwestern French department of Charente, of which it is the prefecture. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of the river Charente, the city is nicknamed the "balcony of the southwest". The city proper's population is a little less than 42,000 but it is the centre of an urban area of 110,000 people extending more than fifteen kilometres from east to west. Formerly the capital of Angoumois during the Ancien Régime, Angoulême was a fortified town for a long time, and was highly coveted due to its position at the centre of many roads important to communication, so therefore it suffered many sieges. From its tumultuous past, the city, perched on a rocky spur, inherited a large historical, religious, and urban heritage which attracts a lot of tourists. Nowadays, Angoulême is at the centre of an agglomeration, which is one of the most industrialised regions between Loire and Garonne. It is also a commercial and administrative city with its own university of technology, and a vibrant cultural life. This life is dominated by the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the FFA Angoulême Francophone Film Festival and the Musiques Métisses Festival that contribute substantially to the international renown of the city. Moreover, Angoulême hosts 40 animation and video game studios that produce half of France's animated production. Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch was filmed in this city. Angoulême is called "Ville de l'Image" which means literally "City of the Image". The commune has been awarded four flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

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Circuit des Remparts

Circuit des Remparts is a historic race circuit in Angoulême, France, using the town's ancient road layout.

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Hôtel de Ville, Angoulême

The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Angoulême, Charente, western France, standing on Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 2013.

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Angoumois

Angoumois, historically the County of Angoulême, was a county and province of France, originally inferior to the parent duchy of Aquitaine, similar to the Périgord to its east but lower and generally less forested, equally with occasional vineyards throughout. Its capital was Angoulême with its citadel and castle above the river Charente. It almost corresponds to the Charente Department which also takes in the east of the coastal comté de Saintonge.

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Musée d'Angoulême

The Musée d'Angoulême, formerly the Musée des beaux-arts d'Angoulême, is a public museum in Angoulême, France. Located beside the Angoulême Cathedral in the heart of the historical center of the city, it is classified as a Musée de France, and has important archaeological, ethnographic and artistic collections. It also hosts temporary exhibitions and conferences.

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D'après la définition qu'en donne l'INSEE, l'aire urbaine d'Angoulême est composée de 103 communes, situées en Charente. 18 communes de l'aire urbaine sont des pôles urbains c'est-à-dire constituant l'unité urbaine d'Angoulême qui rassemble en 2016 109 208 habitants, les autres communes constituant la couronne de ce grand pôle urbain (ici celui d'Angoulême). En 2016, la population de l'aire urbaine d'Angoulême s'établit à 182 675 habitants, ce qui en fait la septième aire urbaine de Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Le tableau suivant détaille la répartition de l'aire urbaine sur le département (les pourcentages s'entendent en proportion du département) :

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Angoulême

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Circuit des Remparts

Circuit des Remparts is a historic race circuit in Angoulême, France, using the town's ancient road layout.

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Hôtel de Ville, Angoulême

The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Angoulême, Charente, western France, standing on Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 2013.

Government Historic Site

Angoumois

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Musée d'Angoulême

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