Angoulême
commune in Charente, France
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Angoulême is a commune of France[1]. Angoulême ranks in the top 0.26% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,456 views/month, #82 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Angoulême-Nord[4], canton of Angoulême-Ouest[5], Charente[6], Arrondissement of Angoulême[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Charente[9]
- Head of government: Xavier Bonnefont[10]
- Shares border with: La Couronne[11], Dirac[12], Fléac[13], Gond-Pontouvre[14], L'Isle-d'Espagnac[15], Puymoyen[16], Saint-Michel[17], Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente[18], Soyaux[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Turda[20], Bury[21], Chicoutimi[22], Gelendzhik[23], Hildesheim[24], Hoffman Estates[25], Ségou[26], Vitoria-Gasteiz[27], Hanoi[28]
- Postal code: 16000[29]
- Commons category: Angoulême[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[31], UTC+02:00[32]
- Archives at: archives municipales d'Angoulême[33]
- Official website: http://www.angouleme.fr[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Angoulême[35]
- Commons gallery: Angoulême[36]
- Email address: mailto:angouleme@mairie-angouleme.fr[37]
- Population: 41,970[38], 42,081[39], 44,629[40], 41,740[41], 41,711[42], 47,822[43], 47,221[44], 46,197[45], 42,876[46], 43,171[47], 42,096[48], 41,776[49], 41,603[50], 41,407[51]
- Time of earliest written record: 379[52]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Angoulême[53]
- Phone number: +33-5-45-38-70-00[54]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[55], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[56], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[57], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[58], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[59], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Angoulême include Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63].
Why It Matters
Angoulême has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Angoulême is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Angoulême include Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63].