Aixe-sur-Vienne

Aixe-sur-Vienne

The vestige of the Malassert bridge, built in the 14th century, and called "Roman Bridge"

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Aixe-sur-Vienne

Coordinates: 45°47′50″N 1°08′12″E / 45.7972°N 1.1367°E / 45.7972; 1.1367Coordinates: 45°47′50″N 1°08′12″E / 45.7972°N 1.1367°E / 45.7972; 1.1367
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Aixe-sur-Vienne
Intercommunality Val de Vienne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Nouaille
Area1 22.85 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 5,646
  Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87001 / 87700
Elevation 190–343 m (623–1,125 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aixe-sur-Vienne (Occitan: Aissa) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.

History

A merovingian castrum was recorded as being at the confluence of the river. The Château d'Aixe (or "Tour Jeanne d'Albret") was constructed in the 13th century in Aixe-sur-Vienne, controlled by the viscounts of Limoges. It was demolished at the beginning of the 19th century.

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