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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (French pronunciation: [obtɛʁ syʁ dʁɔn], literally Aubeterre on Dronne; Occitan: Aubaterra or Aubaterra de Drona, before 1962: Aubeterre) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France.
Located on the river Dronne, on the departmental border with Dordogne, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne has been a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association since 1993. It is well known for its Church of Saint Jean, an underground, Monolithic church. Also popular is the nearby campsite with karaoke and live bands every night that can be heard for miles around.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is located in the extreme southeast of the Charente department some 42 km (26 mi) south of Angoulême, 14 km (8.6 mi) east of Chalais and 16 km (9.9 mi) west by northwest of Ribérac. The entire eastern border is the Dronne river which is the boundary between the Charente and Dordogne departments. Access to the commune is by the departmental road 2 (D2) from Saint-Romain in the west which passes around the village and continues east to Saint-Antoine-Cumond. The departmental road 17 (D17) comes from Laprade in the north passing through the village and then forming the western border of the commune as it goes south to Bonnes. The village is on the northern border of the commune with the rest of the commune entirely farmland.
The commune is part of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most beautiful villages in France).
The Dronne River forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Isle at Coutras. In the south of the commune a branch off the Dronne passes through the commune and is called the Astier du Poulard.
The vast area west of the commune is occupied by the slopes of Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) chalky limestone which covers a large part of southern Charente. The hills north of the town are covered with Tertiary deposits of sand, clay, and pebbles. The lower part of the commune in the Dronne valley is covered with alluvium from the Quaternary period, the oldest of which have accumulated in terraces and the most recent is on the flood plain.
Aubeterre is on a hill in the concave bank of a meander of the River Dronne and forms a spur to the south.
The highest point of the commune is at an altitude of 111m and is located on the plateau near the northern boundary. The lowest point is 38m located on the southern boundary next to the Dronne. The commune is spread between the valley of the Dronne and the top of the hill.
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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (French pronunciation: [obtɛʁ syʁ dʁɔn], literally Aubeterre on Dronne; Occitan: Aubaterra or Aubaterra de Drona, before 1962: Aubeterre) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France.
Located on the river Dronne, on the departmental border with Dordogne, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne has been a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association since 1993. It is well known for its Church of Saint Jean, an underground, Monolithic church. Also popular is the nearby campsite with karaoke and live bands every night that can be heard for miles around.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is located in the extreme southeast of the Charente department some 42 km (26 mi) south of Angoulême, 14 km (8.6 mi) east of Chalais and 16 km (9.9 mi) west by northwest of Ribérac. The entire eastern border is the Dronne river which is the boundary between the Charente and Dordogne departments. Access to the commune is by the departmental road 2 (D2) from Saint-Romain in the west which passes around the village and continues east to Saint-Antoine-Cumond. The departmental road 17 (D17) comes from Laprade in the north passing through the village and then forming the western border of the commune as it goes south to Bonnes. The village is on the northern border of the commune with the rest of the commune entirely farmland.
The commune is part of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most beautiful villages in France).
The Dronne River forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Isle at Coutras. In the south of the commune a branch off the Dronne passes through the commune and is called the Astier du Poulard.
The vast area west of the commune is occupied by the slopes of Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) chalky limestone which covers a large part of southern Charente. The hills north of the town are covered with Tertiary deposits of sand, clay, and pebbles. The lower part of the commune in the Dronne valley is covered with alluvium from the Quaternary period, the oldest of which have accumulated in terraces and the most recent is on the flood plain.
Aubeterre is on a hill in the concave bank of a meander of the River Dronne and forms a spur to the south.
The highest point of the commune is at an altitude of 111m and is located on the plateau near the northern boundary. The lowest point is 38m located on the southern boundary next to the Dronne. The commune is spread between the valley of the Dronne and the top of the hill.
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