Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
Aubaterra (Occitan) | |
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 A view of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne  | |
  Aubeterre-sur-Dronne  Aubeterre-sur-Dronne | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′21″N 0°10′16″E / 45.2725°N 0.1711°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Tude-et-Lavalette |
| Intercommunality | CC Lavalette Tude Dronne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Charles Audoin[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 322 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16020 /16390 |
| Elevation | 38–112 m (125–367 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (French pronunciation: [obtɛʁ syʁ dʁɔn], literally Aubeterre on Dronne; Occitan: Aubaterra or Aubaterra de Drona, before 1962: Aubeterre)[3] is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France.[4]
Located on the river Dronne, on the departmental border with Dordogne, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne has been a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association since 1993. It is well known for its Church of Saint Jean, an underground, Monolithic church.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308.
- ^ Commune d'Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (16020), INSEE