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Aire-sur-l'Adour

*Aira d'Ador* (Occitan)
Aire-sur-l'Adour Aira d'Ador (Occitan)
Commune
	Former market place
	Coat of arms
	Location of Aire-sur-l'Adour
	Aire-sur-l'Adour Aire-sur-l'Adour
	Coordinates: 43°42′N 0°16′W / 43.70°N 0.26°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Adour Armagnac
Intercommunality	Aire-sur-l'Adour
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Lagrave
Area 1	58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population (2021)	6,220
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40001 /40800
Elevation	68–176 m (223–577 ft) ; (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aire-sur-l'Adour (French: [ɛːʁ syʁ laduʁ]; Occitan: Aira d'Ador or simply Aira, before 1962: Aire)^[3] is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 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) once was the residence of the kings of the Visigoths. Here in 506 Alaric II drew up his code, the Breviarium Alaricianum.

Famed Spanish bullfighter Iván Fandiño died at the Arènes Maurice-Lauche in Aire-sur-l'Adour after being gored by a bull on 17 June 2017.

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 is on the pilgrimage route called the Way of St. James.