Aix-en-Diois | |
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Part ofSolaure-en-Diois | |
 The formermairie of Aix-en-Diois | |
Location of Aix-en-Diois  | |
  Aix-en-Diois  Aix-en-Diois | |
| Coordinates:44°42′38″N5°24′07″E / 44.7106°N 5.4019°E /44.7106; 5.4019 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Die |
| Canton | Le Diois |
| Commune | Solaure-en-Diois |
Area 1 | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 331 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26150 |
| Elevation | 433–1,259 m (1,421–4,131 ft) (avg. 444 m or 1,457 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aix-en-Diois (French pronunciation:[ɛksɑ̃diwa];Vivaro-Alpine:Ais de Diés) is a formercommune in theDrômedepartment in southeasternFrance. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new communeSolaure-en-Diois.[2]
Aix-en-Diois belonged to the counts and later to the bishops ofDie (twelfth century). Later, it belonged to thePrinces of Orange, and finally to theLa Tour du Pin family (seventeenth century). The commune contains the remains of Roman baths and the ruins of a 13th-century medieval castle with a polygonal enclosure and corner towers, rebuilt in the 16th century.[3] The castle hall dates from the 17th century and is the former summer residence of the Bishop of Die. The main church is the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2006 | 330 | — |
| 2011 | 357 | +1.59% |
| 2021 | 331 | −0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[4][1] | ||
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