Aixe-sur-Vienne

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Aixe-sur-Vienne

|native name = {{native name|oc|Aissa}}

|commune status = Commune

|image = PontdeMalassert(XIVesiècle).jpg

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

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Aixe-sur-Vienne 87.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|45.7972|1.1367|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 87001

|postal code = 87700

|arrondissement = Limoges

|canton = Aixe-sur-Vienne

|intercommunality = Val de Vienne

|mayor = René Arnaud{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|elevation min m = 190

|elevation max m = 343

|area km2 = 22.85

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Aixe-sur-Vienne ({{IPA|fr|ɛks syʁ vjɛn|lang}}; {{Langx|oc|Aissa}}) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-87001#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |4065

|1975 |4819

|1982 |5520

|1990 |5566

|1999 |5466

|2007 |5532

|2012 |5602

|2017 |5836

}}

See also

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