- Aire-sur-l'Adour
French commune|nomcommune=Aire-sur-l'Adour
Former market place in Aire-sur-l'Adour
région=Aquitaine
département=Landes
arrondissement=Mont-de-Marsan
canton=Aire-sur-l'Adour
insee=40001
cp=40800
maire=Robert Cabe
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Aire-sur-l'Adour
longitude=-0.261666666667
latitude=43.7038888889
alt moy=80 m
alt mini=68 m
alt maxi=176 m
hectares=5,778
km²=58
sans=6,003
date-sans=1999
dens=104 |date-dens=1999Aire-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes department in
Aquitaine in southwesternFrance .It lies on the river
Adour in the wine area ofsouthwest France . It is anepiscopal see of theDiocese of Aire and Dax . The nearest large towns areMont-de-Marsan to the north and Pau to the south.The Church of Sainte-Quitterie is dedicated to
Saint Quiteria , who, according toChristian tradition, was beheaded here in thefifth century . This church was on thepilgrimage route called theWay of St. James .Ecclesiastical history
The diocese at Aire was founded in the 5th Century. It continued until it was suppressed in 1801. It was restored in 1822. In 1857 it was renamed the Diocese of Aire et Dax. [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/daire.html Aire et Dax (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy ] ]
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* [http://stratocat.com.ar/bases/3e.htm History of CNES base] devoted to launch stratospheric balloons
* [http://catholique-aire-dax.cef.fr/images/saintquitterie/cathedrale.jpgImage of city's cathedral]
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