Title: Angoulême Content: Angoulême  is a commune in southwestern France in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, of which it is its prefecture. It was the capital of the old province of Angoumois. ==Geography== The city of Angoulême is in the centre of the Charente department, on a plateau overlooking a meander of the Charente river. It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  The city of Angoulême is surrounded by the communes: ===Climate=== The climate of Angoulême, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Angoumoisins (women: Angoumoisines). With a population of 41,955, Angoulême has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Angoulême Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:50000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 47822 bar:1975 from:0 till: 47221 bar:1982 from:0 till: 46197 bar:1990 from:0 till: 42876 bar:1999 from:0 till: 43171 bar:2006 from:0 till: 42096 bar:2011 from:0 till: 41776 bar:2014 from:0 till: 41955 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 47822 fontsize:S text: 47,822 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 47221 fontsize:S text: 47,221 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 46197 fontsize:S text: 46,197 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 42876 fontsize:S text: 42,876 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 43171 fontsize:S text: 43,171 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 42096 fontsize:S text: 42,096 shift:(-15,5) bar:2011 at: 41776 fontsize:S text: 41,776 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 41955 fontsize:S text: 41,955 shift:(-15,5) Angoulême forms, together with other 17 communes, the urban area of Angoulême with a population of 108,624 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Angoulême, formed by 106 communes, with a population of 180,820 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . == Administration == Angoulême is the prefecture of the Charente department, the capital of the arrondissement of Angoulême and the administrative centre  of three cantons: * Angoulême-1 formed by the commune Fléac and part of Angoulême, with 18,498 inhabitants (2014). * Angoulême-2 formed by the commune L'Isle-d'Espagnac and part of Angoulême, with 18,990 inhabitants (2014). * Angoulême-3 formed by the commune Soyaux and part of Angoulême, with 22,883 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Grand Angoulême . === Twinned and partner towns === Angoulême is twinned with: * Bury, United Kingdom since 1959. * Hildesheim, Germany since 1965. * Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain since 1967. * Chicoutimi (Saguenay, Quebec), Canada since 1969. * Gelendzhik, Russia since 1977. * Ségou, Mali since 1985. * Turda, Romania since 1994. * Hoffman Estates, United States since 1996. == Gallery == File:Ang hv6.JPG|Angoulême city hall. File:Angouleme hv marche.JPG|City hall of Angoulême and indoor market. File:Angouleme20050314Blorg.JPG|Angoulême. File:Angouleme cathedral StPierre a.jpg|Angoulême cathedral. File:Angoulême Théâtre façade 2012.jpg|Municipal theatre. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Angoulême * Communes of the Charente department