1. History

2. Sights

3. Population

4. Personalities

5. Twin towns

6. References

7. External links

Aire-sur-l'Adour (Gascon: Aira) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It lies on the river Adour in the wine area of southwest France. It is an episcopal see of the Diocese of Aire and Dax. The nearest large towns are Mont-de-Marsan to the north and Pau to the south.

History

Aire (Atura, Vicus Julii) was the residence of the kings of the Visigoths. In 506, Alaric II drew up his code, the Breviarium Alaricianum.

Famed bullfighter Iván Fandiño died in Aire-sur-l'Adour after being gored by a bull on 17 June 2017.

Sights

• Aire Cathedral, built in the 11th century but renovated in the 14th and 17th centuries.
• The Gothic church of Sainte-Quitterie is dedicated to Saint Quiteria, who, according to Christian tradition, was beheaded here in the fifth century. This church was on the pilgrimage route called the Way of St. James.

Population

Personalities

• Florian Cazalot, rugby union player, born 1985 in Aire-sur-l'Adour

Twin towns

• {{flagicon|ESP}} Castro-Urdiales, Spain

References

• INSEE statistics

External links

• History of CNES base devoted to launch stratospheric balloons
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20051017092119/http://catholique-aire-dax.cef.fr/images/saintquitterie/cathedrale.JPG Image of city's cathedral]

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