Angoulême

**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 **Angoumoi**

## 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**

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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

## References
## Other websites
* Mairie de Angoulême official website  
* Grand Angoulême